Shelf Sleepers

This $30 Bourbon Is One of the Best Values on the Whiskey Shelf
The name and the branding are forgettable cliches. The whiskey inside is anything but.

Nobody Is Drinking One of Jim Beam’s Best Bourbons (Still)
Baker's Bourbon came back from a study abroad trip with renewed purpose (and abs). Here's hoping nobody notices.

A Whiskey Brand You’ve Never Heard of Is Making the Best Everyday Bourbon You Can Buy Right Now
A bottom-shelf beauty no one but you and the people who work the liquor store know about.

Wild Turkey’s Best Bourbon Isn’t Wild Turkey. Allow Me to Explain
Russell's Reserve 10-year-old bourbon is a time capsule back to the bourbon world of 2005.
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An Overlooked Bottle of Jack Daniel’s Is One of the Best Whiskeys Nobody Is Drinking Right Now
The case for Old No. 7’s beefier, top shelf counterpart.
By Will Price

Bulleit Made One of the Best Bourbons Last Year and It’s Collecting Dust
According to literally everyone who gave it a chance, Bulleit's Eboni Major pulled together one hell of a whiskey. Why doesn't anybody care?
By Will Price

Nobody Knows Anything About This Mystery Bourbon, Except That It’s Less than $15 and Absolutely Rules
What is perhaps the best cheap bourbon in the entire world is a whiskey ghost.
By Will Price

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

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 good as mine.
By Will Price

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

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

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

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

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