Best In Show Bourbon

Looking for the best bang for your bourbon buck? Are you tired of spending $50 a bottle on classy single barrel whiskeys, only to be ultimately dissatisfied with how they perform on the pallet? Does going top shelf impact not only your wallet, but your ability to drink with reckless abandon? Do you suffer from not only a hangover, but buyer's remorse in the morning?

Or conversely, have you be dredging the bottom of the whiskey world, experiencing the shame and exhilaration that comes with purchasing a bottle of booze for under $20? Have you decided that lining your wallet is more important than retaining the lining of your stomach? Do feel that words like "self respect" and "dignity" don't really apply to you?

Allow me to present you with a solution. Bulleit Bourbon. If this was marketed by monkeys at InBev, they would say it has 'drinkability', but seeing as I hate that term I'll just say it's damn good. Bulleit retails at the $30 price point, which puts it in the same realm as Jack Daniels ($28), Maker's Mark ($29) and Knob Creek ($34). However, it has a cleaner finish than these competitors, has a sweet, not sour aftertaste, and has a crisp bite to it.

Having done extensive research into the mid-range bourbon's I'm willing to crown Bulleit the winner. There is a reason that it is our house bourbon at 10 Elmwood. I would like to give an honorable mention to Gentlemen Jack, which can be found on sale for about $30 on occasion, and in such instances outclasses even Bulleit.