The 15 BEST Bourbons For The MONEY!

You have one of if not the best bourbon/whiskey drinking channels on youtube. No pretense, no arrogance and no hipstery nonsense. Thank you!

The kinda guy who points out minor errors in videos is the same guy who points out misspellings in the comment section. The internet is forever grateful for your tireless efforts to help everyone else be as perfect as you are.

Found your channel when I was having trouble with refrigerator ice making my evening Manhatten or Martini smell like sewer water. Making my own ice from Spring Water thanks to you! I have always used something low end like Jim Beam or JW Dant but I bought 4 bottles in the 35-60 range and now I drinking more straight. With the 100's of labels out there your channel keeps me from going down the rabbit hole. Four Roses SB my fav so far, one of your strong recommendations. I prefer drinking over ice or with water due to a strong cough reflex and I want to recommend the James Bentley Whiskey Glasses. They are double-walled to prevent heat/cold transfer and condensation. Comes with two glasses and two spherical silicone ice molds. Under $50 from Amazon. Thanks again for a very helpful channel. Born and raised in DA REGION!

Hey Kurt, great videos. My wife and I just started on our journey of experiencing bourbons and other whiskeys. These videos that you and your son do are very informative and have helped us to start at the start. The first five bottles we have now unopened are Wild Turkey 101, Rare Breed, Maker’s Mark (Bill’s Recipe No 46) French Oak, Maker’s Mark Cask Strength and an Irish Whiskey called Red Locks. Thanks again for the videos. Now to get a couple of your Glen Carin glasses. 👍🏻

I'm a huge fan of the Old Forester line. The 1910 is wonderful!

I like Evan Williams single barrel, too. Very smooth.

You've put together a really solid list of recommendations, most of which are widely available, even here in Oregon (except the KC SiB, which I never see). Well done. Cheers!

Awesome list! The OGD114, Coopers, MM-CS, Rare Breed & the Knob-SB has already been on my list to buy for awhile now.

Absolutely love your channel! Got my last bottle of Rare Breed for $44 at a big box store in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area about a month ago. Now they're out of stock, but I can find it at several other stores around me for $52 to $58. I'm afraid the price at the big box store will go up significantly when back in stock. When I compare it to other barrel proof bourbons, I do think it is worth that higher price- just love it- my favorite... but dang, it is just insanely incredible in that 40ish price range. Oh well- can still get a 1 liter bottle of good ol' 101 for $25. Hope that price stays where it's at. I can't believe I can get it for that price when I love the flavor profile so, so much!

Great video! One of my favorites (not on your list) is EW BIB. Up until this past year, I could grab a 1.75L bottle for $27 out the door. Now I'm paying about $32- which I still think is a good deal for what I'm getting. I love it neat, but will sometimes put an ice cube in it. No doubt that it punches well above its price point. Surely can't go wrong with the OF 100 proof either! Fantastic stuff on the cheap!

Russells and Knob Creek 9 are at the top of my list. I think those are two that I keep backups just in case the age statement gets pulled. I'm glad to be seeing more videos like this recently. People need to be reminded that there are some great values out there and they don't need to be chasing unicorns.

What a great show! Thank you so much for all your hard work. Being new at collecting bourbon I really appreciated this information and was pleasantly surprised to know that I have had most of these bottles at one time or another on my bar. Only one I would add is Eagle Rare which is hard to find in my area but one of my all time favorites. My son just got me a bottle from Virginia at $40 and I think that’s a great value too for some fabulous juice. 🥃

Great list. had most, gonna have to pick up russells 10 and knob creek 9... I also use OGD 114 for cocktails and will use WT101 for cocktails and infusions too. so many best bang for your buck. thanks for all the hard work and sharing. cheers

One thing that I would personally like to see when you do these reviews of multiple bottles, is to provide a list of the bourbons you are presenting in the description. This would help so we could take a screenshot of it and forward it to an email or a printer, etc.

Love this list. One of the things that I think sets your show apart is that it is approachable for everybody. This list give people really good bourbons that they can actually put their hands on.

A great list, all great pours. Here in TN WTRB has been $52 for quite a while Old Forester 1920 is at $65. Too much for the 1920 but the Rare Breed is still a bargain to me.

For my tastes the Wild Turkey Rare Breed and the Elijah Craig Barrel Proof are fantastic values. Rare Breed is the brash young upstart and ECBP is the mature older gentleman. I have multiples of each in my supply.

Always,ALWAYS an informative and entertaining show!!

Love watching your picks. I have bought a few of your suggestions and have been pleased with them.

Great recap Kurt, have all of these 😊, nailed it 👍