Best Bourbon for a Manhattan
The IBA Manhattan is 50 ml rye, 20 ml sweet vermouth, and a dash of Angostura. Bourbon is a legal substitute. 90–100 proof still tastes like whiskey after vermouth. Not a 2022 ranking.
The IBA Manhattan is 50 ml rye, 20 ml sweet vermouth, and a dash of Angostura. Bourbon is a legal substitute. 90–100 proof still tastes like whiskey after vermouth. Not a 2022 ranking.
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.
Scotch is whisky distilled and aged in Scotland (≥3 years). Bourbon is US whiskey, ≥51% corn, new charred oak. A 1.5 oz 40% pour is one standard drink either way.
Jim Beam White Label is 80 proof (40% ABV), aged 4 years. A 1.5 oz pour is one standard drink. Black is higher proof — read the neck. No invented mash bill or MSRP.
Every bottle of spirit has its own backstory, and for Horse Soldier bourbon, it’s the infamous 9/11 attack. Horse Soldier bourbon is a good whiskey, and it is
Bourbon is ≥51% corn; rye whiskey is ≥51% rye. Both are US whiskey types under 27 CFR 5.143, new charred oak, ≥40% ABV. A 1.5 oz 40% pour is one standard drink either way.
Angel’s Envy flagship is Kentucky straight bourbon finished in port wine barrels, typically 86.6 proof / 43.3% ABV. Bacardi owns the Louisville brand. No 2026 MSRP.
Eagle Rare 10 Year is 90 proof / 45% ABV on the Buffalo Trace brand page. Mash Bill #1 straight bourbon. A 1.5 oz pour is 1.13 standard drinks. No invented MSRP.
Booker’s bourbon is among the “Small Batch Bourbon Collection” produced by the Jim Beam Suntory Distillery. It is a cask-strength bourbon bottled at its natur
These are different legal classes, not a trophy stack. Bourbon is 27 CFR 5.143. Scotch is SWR 2009. Whiskey is the family. Brandy / Cognac is 27 CFR 5.145 / BNIC. Typical 40% pour is one drink.