Shelf Sleepers

Nobody Is Drinking One of Jim Beam's Best Bourbons

Baker's Bourbon came back from a study abroad trip with renewed purpose and abs. Here's hoping nobody notices.

By Will Price
You Can Get a Liter of Excellent Bourbon for $25
A bottom-shelf beauty no one but you and the people who work the liq…
By Will Price
Wild Turkey's Best Bourbon Isn't Even Wild Turkey
Russell's Reserve 10-year-old bourbon is a time capsule back to the …
By Will Price
This Isn't Your Weird Uncle's Bottle of Jack

The case for Old No. 7’s beefier, top shelf counterpart.

By Will Price
Forget What You Know and Try This Bulleit Bourbon
According to literally everyone who gave it a chance, Bulleit's Ebon…
By Will Price

The best booze nobody is drinking right now.

Jul 18, 2021
Jim Beam's Trojan Horse Bourbon Is One of the Best Values in Whiskey

The name and the branding are forgettable cliches; the whiskey is anything but.

By Will Price
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May 23, 2021
Nobody Knows Anything About This Mystery Bourbon, Except That It's Less than $15 and Totally Rules

What is perhaps the best cheap bourbon in the entire world is a whiskey ghost.

By Will Price
May 6, 2021
Normal Knob Creek Bourbon Is Good. This Knob Creek Bourbon Is Great

A higher proof, single barrel variant offers more than Jim Beam's small(er) batch offering does.

By Will Price
Apr 22, 2021
This Old Forester Bourbon Sounds Like a Marketing Gimmick and Tastes Like a Candy Bar
Old Forester's Prohibition Style bourbon is one of the best and most interesting whiskeys at its price point. Why? Your guess is as goo…
By Will Price
Apr 4, 2021
Y'all Are Still Sleeping on the New Maker's Mark Bourbon, One of the Best Whiskeys of Last Year

Or, the uncanny similarities between Maker's Mark and LeBron James.

By Will Price
Dec 17, 2020
The Best Whiskey to Gift a Serious Bourbon Drinker? This One, for Nearly a Decade

Elijah Craig Barrel Proof is the panacea for all whiskey-related gifting quandaries.

By Will Price
Nov 27, 2020
There's a Blanton's Drought. Try This Deep-Cut Buffalo Trace Spin-Off to Cope

If Blanton's Bourbon went through the 2020 we did it'd be Hancock's President's Reserve.

By Will Price
Nov 14, 2020
This Whiskey Looks Likes Pine-Sol, Tastes Like Bananas and Should 100% Be on Your Bar Cart

From the makers of Elijah Craig, Evan Williams and more great bourbons, comes a plastic screw-cap hero of the bottom-shelf.

By Will Price
Nov 12, 2020
A Mystery Bourbon Nobody Understands Is Your New Thanksgiving Date

Who makes Noah's Mill? What is Noah's Mill made of? Unanswerable questions; what matters is what Noah's Mill can do for you.

By Will Price
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Aug 27, 2020
This Unknown, Affordable Bourbon Whiskey Is Cherry Pie in a Bottle

Don't know David Nicholson Reserve? No sweat, no one else does either.

By Will Price