Solid budget bourbon - Benchmark 8

[benefactor]

So I've never had this stuff, but I tried it a buddies house a couple days ago and found it drinks pretty good for a typical evening bourbon. Then I found out a fifth runs about 12 bucks and I was sold. Picked some up on the way home. Its good on the rocks but I think it would be good with a splash of ginger or sweet vermouth as well if you are a mixer. If you are a bourbon guy and want something solid on the cheap I recommend it.

[chunticakes]

So I've never had this stuff, but I tried it a buddies house a couple days ago and found it drinks pretty good for a typical evening bourbon. Then I found out a fifth runs about 12 bucks and I was sold. Picked some up on the way home. Its good on the rocks but I think it would be good with a splash of ginger or sweet vermouth as well if you are a mixer. If you are a bourbon guy and want something solid on the cheap I recommend it.

Good to know thanks. :tu

Always in the market for diamonds in the rough.

[Xevious]

Evan Williams Bottled in Bond (white label, 100 proof) is usually my go to. It's also ~$12 for a fifth. It's not always stocked at smaller liquor stores, they just have the standard 86 proof stuff, but it can usually be found at bigger places like Specs, Total Wine, etc.

[Monostradamus]

Nice, I’ll have to give this one a shot :tu

imo tho, Wild Turkey 101 is the alpha male of decently priced bourbon tbh.

[Millennial_Messiah]

:lol getting wasted on a Tuesday night

[Xevious]

:lol getting wasted on a Tuesday night
Nobody in this thread said they were "getting wasted", dumbass.

[benefactor]

:lol getting wasted on a Tuesday night
:lol afraid of your own shadow

[Trill Clinton]

I'll check for this next time I go to Spec's. I'm always looking for a good bourbon to match with a cigar.

[Chucho]

:lol getting wasted on a Tuesday night


You have no idea how to be a grown ass man. What's a matter Andrew, hard to get up for an 11am shift at the Bed, Bath and Body Works after "getting wasted" on a 6 pack of Pabst while listening to Maroon 5 with your fat wife in your dingy studio apartment?

[benefactor]

I'll check for this next time I go to Spec's. I'm always looking for a good bourbon to match with a cigar.
Well don't go in with super high expectations from a complexity standpoint. For the money, it's better than expected. A half gallon will likely run about 25. If you were headed to a gtg and wanted to bring a bottle to contribute it's a great choice.

[Monostradamus]

You have no idea how to be a grown ass man. What's a matter Andrew, hard to get up for an 11am shift at the Bed, Bath and Body Works after "getting wasted" on a 6 pack of Pabst while listening to Maroon 5 with your fat wife in your dingy studio apartment?
:lmao
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[Chucho]

Well don't go in with super high expectations from a complexity standpoint. For the money, it's better than expected. A half gallon will likely run about 25. If you were headed to a gtg and wanted to bring a bottle to contribute it's a great choice.

Doesn't need to be top shelf to match with a wood-tipped black and mild.

[benefactor]

^:lol

[chunticakes]

Doesn't need to be top shelf to match with a wood-tipped black and mild.

I laughed way too hard at this :lol

[weebo]

So I've never had this stuff, but I tried it a buddies house a couple days ago and found it drinks pretty good for a typical evening bourbon. Then I found out a fifth runs about 12 bucks and I was sold. Picked some up on the way home. Its good on the rocks but I think it would be good with a splash of ginger or sweet vermouth as well if you are a mixer. If you are a bourbon guy and want something solid on the cheap I recommend it.

Stock up bro...it's gonna be another long season with O'brien at the helm.

[Spurminator]

:lol getting wasted on a Tuesday night

Your tolerance must be for shit.

[Millennial_Messiah]

:lmao
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More like this:

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:lmao "Bed, Bath and Body Works"

[DJR210]

:lol getting wasted on a Tuesday night

I know it's a hard concept to imagine getting off of work on a weekday and sitting down with a whiskey/bourbon to unwind.. one of these days you'll become a man :lol

[Millennial_Messiah]

I know it's a hard concept to imagine getting off of work on a weekday and sitting down with a whiskey/bourbon to unwind.. one of these days you'll become a man :lol
I do the same thing except with a nice soda... whisky/bourbon is nasty to me. Only if I'm already wicked drunk at a party at someone else's place... 3-4x a year. Basically the idea of paying solid money to consume throat-burning poison is a non-starter to me.

[Mitch]

I do the same thing except with a nice soda... whisky/bourbon is nasty to me. Only if I'm already wicked drunk at a party at someone else's place... 3-4x a year. Basically the idea of paying solid money to consume throat-burning poison is a non-starter to me.

:lol Andy you're like a little kid.

[Trill Clinton]

Well don't go in with super high expectations from a complexity standpoint. For the money, it's better than expected. A half gallon will likely run about 25. If you were headed to a gtg and wanted to bring a bottle to contribute it's a great choice.


Gotcha. Have you tried 1835? The sales guy in spec's convinced me to buy a bottle and that shit is nasty asf.

[benefactor]

:lol Andy you're like a little kid.
I have no idea what he's doing in this thread tbh

[benefactor]

Gotcha. Have you tried 1835? The sales guy in spec's convinced me to buy a bottle and that shit is nasty asf.
Haven't...but will avoid

[Capt Bringdown]

You don't wanna skimp when it comes America's greatest whiskey.
Life's too short for cheap bourbon.
America

[Xevious]

You don't wanna skimp when it comes America's greatest whiskey.
Life's too short for cheap bourbon.
America
Naa... the standards are pretty high by just labeling the bottle Straight Bourbon. There are plenty of really good budget options out there. Stepping up to the $20-40 price point opens up even more options... but beyond that is like chasing unicorns and the price is not proportional to how much better the product is IMO.

[DJR210]

Doesn't need to be top shelf to match with a wood-tipped black and mild.

:lmao

[benefactor]

Naa... the standards are pretty high by just labeling the bottle Straight Bourbon. There are plenty of really good budget options out there. Stepping up to the $20-40 price point opens up even more options... but beyond that is like chasing unicorns and the price is not proportional to how much better the product is IMO.
Yeah...at some point you are just paying for a name. Dogfish Head 90 minute IPA is one of my favorite beers of all time, but a six pack is like 15 bucks. Now I might do that every now and then but why would I do it on the regular when I can get half a case of Deep Ellum IPA for just a few bucks more? It's still really good beer.

[Trill Clinton]

Aye fucc every single one of y'all who laughed at the thought of me smoking a wood tip black m mild. I didn't know that was a thing. Only plastic tip wine flavor blacks and a chilled glass of E&J for me:toast

[benefactor]

Aye fucc every single one of y'all who laughed at the thought of me smoking a wood tip black m mild. I didn't know that was a thing. Only plastic tip wine flavor blacks and a chilled glass of E&J for me:toast
lol...we drank the fuck out of E&J back in the day. It mixed good with Dr. Pepper.

[Chucho]

Yeah...at some point you are just paying for a name. Dogfish Head 90 minute IPA is one of my favorite beers of all time, but a six pack is like 15 bucks. Now I might do that every now and then but why would I do it on the regular when I can get half a case of Deep Ellum IPA for just a few bucks more? It's still really good beer.

LOL, yeah, that's THE issue I have every damn day. I walk into the beer aisle and it's dozens and dozens of IPAs and it's almost always settled by cost as long as the alcohol volume is over 5%.

[Trill Clinton]

lol...we drank the fuck out of E&J back in the day. It mixed good with Dr. Pepper.

Yessir. E&J and Paul Masson were my go to's on the weekends. I always mixed my brown with Sprite, still do.

[DJR210]

Aye fucc every single one of y'all who laughed at the thought of me smoking a wood tip black m mild. I didn't know that was a thing. Only plastic tip wine flavor blacks and a chilled glass of E&J for me:toast

Plastic tip black but flexed the tip though

[Trill Clinton]

Plastic tip black but flexed the tip though

yessir and you got to freak the black as well. i can't believe i smoked that shit:shootme

[DJR210]

yessir and you got to freak the black as well. i can't believe i smoked that shit:shootme

:lol that's when you bite the mouthpiece to make it easier to hit right? That's what I was talking about

[Trill Clinton]

:lol that's when you bite the mouthpiece to make it easier to hit right? That's what I was talking about

I did that too but freaking it is when you take the filter out lol

9PeDn8ObBDA

[DJR210]

I did that too but freaking it is when you take the filter out lol

9PeDn8ObBDA

That's fucking ridiculous.. Why even smoke the fucking Black if it takes that much shit to prep.. I used to do that to fill it with weed only

[koriwhat]

That's fucking ridiculous.. Why even smoke the fucking Black if it takes that much shit to prep.. I used to do that to fill it with weed only

i could teach you how to roll the best blunt you've ever seen in a matter of a minute. :tu

[BD24]

:lmao
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:lol

[BD24]

Doesn't need to be top shelf to match with a wood-tipped black and mild.
God damn :lol

why you gotta do my homie trill like that tbh

[DJR210]

i could teach you how to roll the best blunt you've ever seen in a matter of a minute. :tu

:lol.. I was always the designated roller myself. They were always beautiful. But packing them lets you fill to the max, and rolling in a black and mild was to avoid going to the store for more blunts.

The weed I smoke these days is way to good to be rolling blunts, all I need is 3-4 hits and I'm lit. Plus that morning cough used to be pretty bad because of them.

[Nivek_ogre]

Don't skimp on whiskey. Ever. Maybe in my 20s. But now fuck no. Either get the good stuff or just drink a beer

[benefactor]

Benchmark 8 is Buffalo Trace distillery. As far as I know, they have no affiliation to Specs beyond Specs selling it.

Most ratings sites have it as pretty good for the money and I agree. There's plenty of better bourbons for more, but for half the price of some top ends I'll take it as an evening drinker. I have plenty of good stuff for special occasions.

[Nivek_ogre]

Damn. 1835 is a specs brand. Read an earlier post. That stuff is trash. Not really a big drinker anymore. Splurge on a bottle of scotch.

[benefactor]

I've never had 1835. I'm not a big scotch drinker...more into bourbons. If you want something good that's top shelf try Blood Oath Pact #5. It's unbelievably smooth for 98 proof.

[Mark Celibate]

shit...only 12 bucks? Will give it a try and report back tbh :tu

[koriwhat]

:lol.. I was always the designated roller myself. They were always beautiful. But packing them lets you fill to the max, and rolling in a black and mild was to avoid going to the store for more blunts.

The weed I smoke these days is way to good to be rolling blunts, all I need is 3-4 hits and I'm lit. Plus that morning cough used to be pretty bad because of them.

Ditto but I love blunts too much and bud just doesn't work on me like it used to. 600mg distillate in LA and no effect whatsoever. I can smoke a blunt to myself and feel barely anything these days. Semi bored with it all tbh.

[Mark Celibate]

just tried...not bad imo

[DMC]

Doesn't need to be top shelf to match with a wood-tipped black and mild.


You have no idea how to be a grown ass man. What's a matter Andrew, hard to get up for an 11am shift at the Bed, Bath and Body Works after "getting wasted" on a 6 pack of Pabst while listening to Maroon 5 with your fat wife in your dingy studio apartment?

I'm pretty good when I log in to my Chucho account.

[Blake]

i could teach you how to roll the best blunt you've ever seen in a matter of a minute. :tu

Of course

[Blake]

Ditto but I love blunts too much and bud just doesn't work on me like it used to. 600mg distillate in LA and no effect whatsoever. I can smoke a blunt to myself and feel barely anything these days. Semi bored with it all tbh.

Of course

[koriwhat]

Of course


Of course

we should have a cuckold thread here so i can "Of course" you too... :lmao

[SayTown]

Try Ezra Brooks its only 25$ a half gallon and its 90 proof. Everyone I give it to thinks its Jack Daniels.

[Blake]

we should have a cuckold thread here so i can "Of course" you too... :lmao

Of course you want another revenge thread about me.

[Xevious]

Try Ezra Brooks its only 25$ a half gallon and its 90 proof. Everyone I give it to thinks its Jack Daniels.
Never tried the standard Ezra Brooks, but they have Old Ezra (101 proof, aged 7 years) which is fantastic, also reasonably priced. They have a barrel strength option, which I'm sure is expensive as hell and near impossible to find.

[koriwhat]

Of course you want another revenge thread about me.

Revenge thread? Lmao you're a pathetic bitch.

[benefactor]

Try Ezra Brooks its only 25$ a half gallon and its 90 proof. Everyone I give it to thinks its Jack Daniels.


Never tried the standard Ezra Brooks, but they have Old Ezra (101 proof, aged 7 years) which is fantastic, also reasonably priced. They have a barrel strength option, which I'm sure is expensive as hell and near impossible to find.
Ezra Brooks has been my jam for a while now. Cheers.

[BD24]

Turkey and Buffalo trace are probably my go to whiskeys that are reasonably priced. Devils river is good at a decent price as well if you like texas whiskey

[Adam Lambert]

I've been drinking Benchmark as my budget/mixer bourbon for 2 years thanks to this thread :tu Thanks

[benefactor]

I've been drinking Benchmark as my budget/mixer bourbon for 2 years thanks to this thread :tu Thanks
I went from that to white label Evan Williams for a while, then to Ezra earlier this year. But I still recommend Benchmark to people who are looking for a cheap, good daily driver.

[vy65]

My favorite is OGD114.

[Xevious]

My favorite is OGD114.
Stuff is incredibly good for the price, especially considering you're getting close to a barrel proof bourbon.