![]() Under 70 MSRP is around 50-60, so I’ll add a little buffer. Only bourbon It’s a little obvious, but there are rye’s out there that could probably serve as good Blanton’s alternatives. This whiskey has won Gold in the International Wine and Spirit Competition and Los Angeles International Wine Competition. Since there’s a lot of bourbon out there, I’m adding additional criteria to narrow down the list. It’s pretty bland and, after a second or so, gets a little bitter too. The youthful graininess, dry oak, and slight sweetness and fruitiness again remind me that this is young and not developed-enough bourbon. Then I start to get more of that earthy and dry grain, caraway seed, oak, and dry cracker that screams young and under-developed bourbon.īenchmark Old No 8 Bourbon starts with light honey, pear, toasted oak, vanilla, roasted and dry grain, cinnamon, and even more grain and some earthy rosemary. Swirling brings some slightly floral honey and vanilla, pear, a drop of cherry, and herbal fennel upfront. It is distilled by Buffalo Trace, has won numerous awards, is highly rated in reviews on numerous whiskey sites. Similar to young craft bourbon, there’s a noticeable youthful graininess and pepperiness because the bourbon hasn’t had enough time to develop more sweetness. There’s some light honey, grain, vanilla, fennel, slightly dark apple juice, a drop of orange juice, and some dry and roasted oak. While it’s the cheapest one, it’s also the youngest and lowest ABV version.Īt first sniff, Benchmark Bourbon doesn’t have much to offer. ![]() Benchmark Old No 8 Bourbon is Buffalo Trace’s cheapest mash bill #1 bourbon, the same mash bill used for many of its very popular bourbons such as Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, EH Taylor Small Batch, and more.
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