Best Bourbon Under £100

Best Bourbon Under £100

When talking about Bourbon, the all-American Spirit, all eyes are usually on Pappy or Blanton’s, but truth be told, you can get incredible Bourbony treasures for less than a hundred bucks.

The Bourbons on this list sound like bottled desserts (vanilla, caramel, and toffee flavours, anyone?), and they will wow your palate without you having to sell the family jewelry.

Craft Bourbon or one of the big brands? Yes. Both. All of them: Jefferson’s, Four Roses, Rabbit Hole, Noble Oak, FEW, Balcones, Bulleit, Woodford Reserve, Kings County, Smooth Ambler, Old Forester, 1792, Knob Creek, Buffalo Trace, Breckenridge, OOLA, and others are here.

The first five bottles are Flaviar Community Favourites, so you know you’re treating yourself to something splendid, and they’re followed by other breathtaking Bourbons that will take you on a road trip across the United States.

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Top 5 Best Bourbon Under 100

Below, we take you through our top choices for the best Bourbon.



· 700ml · 50% ABV

About Four Roses Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

The winner of the Flaviar Community Awards 2019 in its respective category! They say it all began when the founder became smitten by the beauty of a Southern belle. She said "Yes" to a proposal by wearing a corsage of four red roses. Ahhh....

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Regular
£56.69
Flaviar black
£51.02 (−10%)
Four Roses Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Tasting Notes
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· 750ml · 50.5% ABV

About Corn Trooper United Craft Bourbon

We’ve wanted to create our very own Bourbon from the first day of Flaviar. When we went on a road trip through America, we realized that a great Bourbon must be truly American - a union of diverse wild Spirits that come together for something greater than their...

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Regular
£69.52
Flaviar black
£62.57 (−10%)
Corn Trooper United Craft Bourbon Tasting Notes
Appearance / Color

Dark Amber

Nose / Aroma / Smell

Corn Trooper exudes a powerful nose with notes of maple syrup, oak, vanilla, banana, and green olive.

Flavor / Taste / Palate

The aroma is underlined by the spicy character of cinnamon, ginger, orange peel, dark cherry, and apple peels, all translating perfectly to the palate. A sensory grand tour of America.

Finish

The finish is pleasantly long and spiced with rich warmth.



· 700ml · 50% ABV

About Knob Creek Small Batch Patiently Aged Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Everything that makes a Bourbon great. Knob Creek is a special small batch brand of Beam-Suntory. It's tailored — along with its sister labels Booker’s, Baker’s, and Basil Hayden’s — to the more discriminating Bourbon lover. You. The Knob Creek brand was launched in 1992 and hasn't changed...

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£52.67
Knob Creek Small Batch Patiently Aged Kentucky Straight Bourbon Tasting Notes
Appearance / Color
Bronze  
 
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Vanilla, clove, cinnamon, and caramel corn. 
 
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Strong and tingly straight… rich, smooth, and satisfying mixed, orange zest and baking spice.  
 
Finish 
Rich and long, cinnamon and brown butter. 
 


· 700ml · 40% ABV

About Buffalo Trace 80 Proof Bourbon

This flagship Bourbon has history in every sip. There has been Whiskey made on the site of the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, for more than two hundred years. The first distillery operation that can be continuously traced to Buffalo Trace was started in 1812 by Harrison Blanton...

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£28.13
Buffalo Trace 80 Proof Bourbon Tasting Notes
Appearance / Color
Medium amber

Nose / Aroma / Smell 
Caramel, plenty of butter, warm mixed nuts, pumpkin spices.

Flavor / Taste / Palate
Butter toffee, mint, fruit cake.

Finish 
Medium length with lingering sweet and spice.

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Basil Hayden's Bourbon

Basil Hayden's

· 700ml · 40% ABV

About Basil Hayden's Bourbon

An experiment gone awesome. Back in the days when George Washington was the first U.S. President and Kentucky State only but 4 years old, Basil Hayden was hard at work experimenting with the inner workings of Bourbon. "You can take the boy out of Maryland, but not...

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Regular
£64.00
Flaviar black
£57.60 (−10%)
Basil Hayden's Bourbon Tasting Notes
Appearance / Color 
Golden amber
 
Nose / Aroma / Smell 
Spices, more spices with some herbal and tea fragrances.
 
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Flavors of white pepper, orange peel, lemon and corn notes are offset by gentle cinnamon, rye spice and sweet caramel.
 
Finish
Dry and rather brief finish with a big bang of refreshing nice cinnamon pepperiness and light vanilla oakiness.