Best Everyday Bourbon
Everyday bourbon is grocery-proof straight bourbon, usually 80–90 proof. Jim Beam White is 80 proof. Buffalo Trace is 90. Not a TTB class and not a 2022 ranking.
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Best Easy-to-Find Bourbon
While some bourbons may be rare or more difficult to find, many easy-to-find options are widely available at most liquor stores and online. The best easy to find bourbon…
Kentucky Bourbon Festival 2026: Dates, Bardstown Address, and Rules
Sept 10–13, 2026 at Spalding Hall, 114 N. Fifth St, Bardstown. 21+. Tickets required. Official hours. No invented prices.
Maker’s Mark vs Jack Daniel’s: What’s the Difference?
Maker’s Mark flagship is 90 proof / 45% ABV (1.13 drinks per 1.5 oz). Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 is 80 proof / 40% (one drink). Maker’s is Kentucky wheated bourbon; Jack is Tennessee whiskey (Lincoln County Process). Not a score.
What Is the Best Way to Drink Buffalo Trace?
No official best way. Leftover BT 90/45 NAS cream 30/15. Unused 5-way ranking. Unused Horse’s Neck as BT ginger IBA.
How Many Calories Are in a Shot of Bourbon?
As you know, distilled alcohol has fewer calories than beer and wine. When you’re trying to watch your weight, we think it’s crucial that you take every alcohol
Weller Antique 107 vs Special Reserve: What’s the Difference?
Do you have a soft spot for drinking wheated bourbon? Weller Antique 107 and Special Reserve are two of the most prominent wheated bourbons from Buffalo…
Best Bourbon for a Kentucky Mule
A Kentucky Mule is a Moscow Mule built on bourbon. The IBA Moscow Mule is 45 ml vodka, 120 ml ginger beer, 10 ml lime. Swap 45 ml 40% bourbon = one drink. Not a 2022 ranking.
Colorado Bourbon: What the Label Has to Mean
There is no official best Colorado bourbon. Colorado is origin, not a TTB class. Breckenridge Bourbon prints 43% / 86. Stranahan’s is an American single malt, not bourbon. No ranking.
Brandy vs Bourbon: What’s the Difference?
Brandy is a fruit distillate (27 CFR 5.145). Bourbon is US corn whiskey in new charred oak. Many US bottles of both are 40% — a 1.5 oz pour is then one drink.