Best bourbon under $50?

[Trigger Time]

Sheepdog, I personally believe that air helps those high proof bottles. I'd crack it, have a pour and recork it, then wait 2 more days
And see if it changed for you. ECBP is one of my personal favorites.

 

[D K]

I love Four Roses! I got to visit their distillery and tried one of their bottles from like 2015 or 16? It was very good.

+1 for the Single Barrel. $37 at Sams and is my new favorite.

 

[510picker]

I was at Sam’s Club at 9 AM this morning searching for Elijah Craig Barrel Proof. Went to the bourbon area and none to be found. Next stop was Costco which opened at 10 AM, but my wife had to return something to a store over at Southport and Emerson. That store also opened at 10 AM, so once we finished there we headed to Costco.

I went down the bourbon aisle and once again, nothing. My wife said she was going to head to the produce area, but I saw an employee down at the end cap stocking something, so I said I wanted to check it out. As I got closer I saw the boxes said “Elijah Craig Barrel Proof” on the side. He handed me the first bottle and I was a happy man!

 

[pewpewINpewpew]

A few years ago Jim Beam Distiller's Cut was was way under $50 and amazing.

 

[Brandon]

Bought the Bookers back when it was right at 50$. Today I opened one of them. Its the lowest proof I have at 128, have one over 130.

 

[Combat Engineer]

Angels envy is very good...smooth.

 

[Ballstater98]

I was at Sam’s Club at 9 AM this morning searching for Elijah Craig Barrel Proof. Went to the bourbon area and none to be found. Next stop was Costco which opened at 10 AM, but my wife had to return something to a store over at Southport and Emerson. That store also opened at 10 AM, so once we finished there we headed to Costco.

I went down the bourbon aisle and once again, nothing. My wife said she was going to head to the produce area, but I saw an employee down at the end cap stocking something, so I said I wanted to check it out. As I got closer I saw the boxes said “Elijah Craig Barrel Proof” on the side. He handed me the first bottle and I was a happy man! View attachment 258325

I like ECBP over Toasted Barrel.

 

[EPeter213]

Sipping Old Forrester Statesman tonight.
Very smooth for 94 proof with a rich layered spice profile.

 

[Ingomike]

Bought the Bookers back when it was right at 50$. Today I opened one of them. Its the lowest proof I have at 128, have one over 130.

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I always understood that 125 proof was the limit for bourbon.

 

[jsharmon7]

I always understood that 125 proof was the limit for bourbon.

The max entry proof into the barrel is 125. The proof goes up as it ages and can be bottled at the higher proof.

 

[Hoosierdood]

Went to see my daughter and son in law in Clarksville TN last week. He is stationed there at Ft Campbell. While there we went and checked out Old Glory distillery. I got a sampler flight of their bourbons and whiskeys. All were very good, but my favorite was their single barrel bourbon coming in at 118 proof. And it is extremely smooth. It’s not even close to $50 though, as I paid $85 for this bottle. This will be saved for special occasions.

 

[RobbyMaQ]

According to my Doc, 2 oz. a day is good for your good cholesterol count. Only 2 ozs.!

Don't judge me bro! I'm making up for lost time in my youth.

 

[shakes1010]

Dragon's Milk Origin and found Woodford Reserve to be pretty good..

 

[Trigger Time]

I always understood that 125 proof was the limit for bourbon.

This is one I like, it's 139.5 proof
And yep, I drink it neat.

 

[Ballstater98]

At Costco. Always tasty.

 

[mike4sigs]

! Heads up Kroger has there wine and Spirits %25 off this week when buying 6 or more

 

[Mij]

Don’t want to start a new post, so putting this here.

Some here know I’m a Scotch or Bourbon guy. Scotch is for special occasions for me. Bourbon is everyday kinda stuff.

Long story short, wife found an unknown scotch, Clan McGreger. Only one bottle on shelf, was marked down to ~18.00 for 1.750 ltr. Got it because of price. (She can’t pass up anything on sale) To my total surprise it was good. Told her wished she’d gotten more. Said it was all they had. I’m thinking the outfit is going out of business.

Now today in another town, in a CVS, same thing same price. She just called n told me, asked what to do? I asked how many on shelf? Answer, 4. Got’em all.

End of story is, if you like good Scotch, you may want to check this out. It tastes as good as single malt IMO. I’m using this as a stocking up opportunity. Best to all.

 

[Hoosierdood]

Yesterday was my birthday and my boss surprised me with a bottle of this on my desk.

 

[ghuns]

The shiny new Meijer store on Nappanee Street in Elkhart has Buffalo Trace handle for $43. That's pretty tough to beat.

 

[k12lts]

The shiny new Meijer store on Nappanee Street in Elkhart has Buffalo Trace handle for $43. That's pretty tough to beat.

Found some at Sam's in Columbus yesterday for $42.99. Thought it was a great deal. The last I saw was $59.99 at a liquor store.