About Best Buys

Best Buys are spirits that deliver great taste at a great price. We use an algorithm that compares the ratio of a product's suggested retail price to our score in order to calculate our Best Buy list. If you are on a budget, these bottles can't be beat! 



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Best Inexpensive North American Whiskies

Evan Williams 1783 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
94 points
$19
Best Buy
V8 engine in a Corvette; delicious corn flavors married to an oak barrel showcase two great things from Kentucky that prove simplicity can be fantastic.
94 points $19 Best Buy
Rebel Bourbon Kentucky Straight Wheated Bourbon Whiskey
94 points
$19
Best Buy
Fruity, floral, and well balanced; surprisingly lithe and delicate belying the higher ABV.
94 points $19 Best Buy
Evan Williams 2013 Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey
94 points
$29
Best Buy
An instantly appealing, classic Bourbon that can do no wrong.
94 points $29 Best Buy
Black Velvet Peach Flavored Canadian Whiskey
93 points
$10
Best Buy
Millions of peaches, peaches for me.
93 points $10 Best Buy
Evan Williams Black Label Straight Bourbon Whiskey
93 points
$14
Best Buy
Straight forward, good quality, corn-pronounced Whiskey.
93 points $14 Best Buy
Evan Williams 4 Year Old Bottled-In-Bond Straight Bourbon Whiskey
93 points
$17
Best Buy
This Bourbon Whiskey brings a bit of ABV heat and spice with a dazzling arrangement of fruit and spice flavors.
93 points $17 Best Buy
Jim Beam Black Extra-Aged Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
93 points
$22
Best Buy
A robust but lightly toasted Bourbon with delicate flavors of hazelnut, golden raisins, and chamomile; a workhorse that will be just as good for sipping as mixing in classic cocktails.
93 points $22 Best Buy
Ezra Brooks Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
93 points
$24
Best Buy
A very complex high proof Bourbon, perfect for sipping with a few drops of water; high end cocktails could be made and pulled in various directions from citrusy to stirred.
93 points $24 Best Buy
Larceny Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
93 points
$24
Best Buy
This Bourbon hits all the marks; complex, toasty, fruity and spicy; slowly sip all day and consider pairing with a fine cigar.
93 points $24 Best Buy
Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
93 points
$24.99
Best Buy
Sweet red fruit comes forward on the nose with baking spice and cocoa to round out the palate.
93 points $24.99 Best Buy