By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Spirits Editor
Buying a good spirit can be daunting. Just to go any store and check out the options; they seem endless. This is especially true with bourbons. In the USA alone, there are 739 whiskey and burbon distilleries as of 2023, according to industry research company IBISWorld. That is an 11% increase from the previous year.
PubClub.com’s liquor cabinet has more than a dozen bourbons, including Five Chords from music producer Nick Giraldo (Five Chords) and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw. And I’m not even a big bourbon drinker.
So what are the best bargain bourbons on the market? Here is a list, compiled by experts in Kentucky who provided PubClub.com with their favorites. Keep in mind that they purchase all their bourbons and have no affiliation to or promotional arrangements with any of the distilleries. So this is an honest list from expert and regular bourbon drinkers in the state that produces it.
So here is the list. “These are good bourbons at a good price,” they stated in an e-mail, “starting with pricing from $18 up to $36 and one big spender at $50.”
• Evan Williams Bottled in Bond – $18.00 Benchmark Bonded – $18.00 Wild Turkey 101 – $20.00 Evan Williams 1783 – 20.00 Elija Craig Small Batch – $22.00
• Larceny Small Batch – $22.00 1792 Kentucky Bourbon Small Batch – $26.00 Old Forester 100 – $26.00 Old Grand Dad 114 – $30.00
• Traveler by Chris Stapelton – $30.00 Buffalo Trace – $30.00 Makers Mark 46 – $35.00 Knob Creek 9 Year 120 Proof Single Barrel Reserve Bourbon – $50.00
Where To Find Good Bourbons At A Good Price
Our experts state that “you may have to hunt a little for these nice bourbons.” As for where to find them they suggested Bev Mo and Total Wine and More, your local grocery store and even Stater Bros, with one reporting “I just got for bottles thee at a very good discount.”
So there you have it, a list from experts and aficionados on the best bourbons at good prices and where to find them.
Cheers!
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