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Best Bourbon Under £50
Although the threat of the Bourbon shortage has helped drive up the prices, there are still many affordable bottles you can get for less than £50.
Craft Bourbon or one of the big brands? Yes. Both. All of them: Maker’s Mark, Buffalo Trace, Knob Creek, Basil Hayden's, Evan Williams, Rabbit Hole, Fours Roses, and others. And the flavor? It can go anywhere from hot and spicy to sweet and floral. Either way, you will not have to sell the family jewelry.
We’ve compiled a list of different styles, ages, and brands of best-rated Bourbons you can get without hurting your wallet.
The first five bottles on the list are Flaviar Community Favorites, 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.
PS: With a £100 budget, the Bourbon world opens up widely for you to explore. Check out our list of Best Bourbons under £100 or give them a try first by buying our Bourbon-themed Tasting Boxes.
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Top 5 Best Bourbon UNDER £50
Bulleit
Bulleit Straight Bourbon Whiskey (45%)Bulleit Straight Bourbon Whiskey is THE original family recipe that built the Bulleit name. Tom Bulleit comes from a family steeped in distilling fine Spirits. He set out to make his own mark in 1987 when he launched Bulleit Frontier Whiskey by reviving the old family recipe —...
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Medium Amber
Nose / Aroma / Smell
The nose is rich and thick with warm spices, toasted oak, and toffee.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
The palate is smooth and assertive at the same time with notes of vanilla, baking spices, english toffee, and a dash of pepper.
Finish
The finish is smooth and drying with lingering toffee notes.
Buffalo Trace
Buffalo Trace 80 Proof BourbonThis 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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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.
Bowsaw
Bowsaw Extra American Small Batch BourbonA small batch Bourbon that does Kentucky justice. Ah, Kentucky. It’s the birthplace of one of the greatest distilling traditions in the world and the lads at Bowsaw Whiskey are on a mission to do right by it. Making a truly...
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Appearance / Color
Deep brown
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Toasted oak, vanilla and a hint of toffee.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Rich vanilla, caramel, black pepper, liquorice
Finish
Smooth with more vanilla and caramel.
Benchmark
McAfee's Benchmark Old No. 8 BourbonA Bourbon that sets a new benchmark for your cocktails Buffalo Trace Distillery, situated in Frankfort, KY, is the oldest continuously operating Spirit-making establishment in the United States. Distilling started back in 1775 by the Lee Brothers, and it was allowed...
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Appearance / Color
Amber
Nose / Aroma / Smell
The incredibly aromatic nose offers notes of toasty spices, vanilla, stone fruit, and caramel.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
The palate is creamy and robust with flavors of toffee, fine leather, tobacco, oak, and dried cherries.
Finish
Smooth and long.
Four Roses
Four Roses Small Batch BourbonUnique blend of four excellent Bourbons. Four Roses Distillery is a special place with a special page in history. One of only six distilleries that were permitted to operate during Prohibition to produce medicinal Bourbon, it has an intriguing history. Sitting on the banks of the Salt River in...
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Nose / Aroma / Smell
Spicy aromas with hints of cedar, cloves and cinnamon.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Lovely flavors of red plums, berries and apples with touches of peppercorn and toasted rye.
Finish
Smooth and soft finish with a slight vanilla end.
