Best Bourbons Under $50 - A Blind Flight Challenge
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- After 15 flights of Bourbon $25 to $50, Chad and Sara do their 16th and final flight of the bracket. But first, they recap the winners of every flight before this one! Who will come out on top? Watch to find out!
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Sara's level of excitement for Henry McKenna getting 1st place was amazing!! Haha. Great video guys!
Four Roses single barrel for me! I always think that it's interesting to listen to people with different palates talk about bourbon, it's really something special that two people can have two completely different opinions on the same drink.
Just sipping, for the first time ever, the Knob Creek Single Barrel. And I'm liking it!
Knob Creek is a solid bourbon. My other goto would be Buffalo Trace for an every day.
Thank you for all of your best of's. The thing about it is it covers a lot of forgotten bourbons, so thank you for the reminders. I have been drinking bourbon now since the "eighth grade picnic", and have forgotten to buy some bourbons from your best of's. So, thank you for jogging my memory.
Blind flights are just such a mindfuck. I like it when I get surprised.
Lots of new stuff to try from this. Great flight fight.
There's a lot of whiskey vloggers these days, you two have a nice chemistry and clean presentation. keep up the good work! I'm more of a Scotch drinker but appreciate other spirits and really enjoy your in-depth approach and for pointing me in the right direction or steering me clear of a few duds. Also I got the Tribeca glassware based on your show so thanks for that too, you should do some etched glasses or T-shirt merch to promote the channel.
Blind taste tests are so interesting. Excellent production value. Sara is a dime. That is all.
This was such a good video! The blind flight had me on the edge of my seat!! I’m new to bourbon and haven’t had any of top ones you guys drank so thanks gift the list!
you two have broaden my love for everything bourbon thank you. so sad four roses didn't make it
Just finished this video...might be my favorite thing on the internet right now...you guys are awesome! Time to binge watch the rest of your channel.
Haven't even watched it yet, but I've been waiting for this for too long! So excited! Love what you guys do, keep it going!
Ok so by the way, by the way (yes a second by the way as I watch this again...which rocks!!!) I do like the way you did this flight. You gave us the tickers of what you were trying, yet still gave the final reveals more or less blind..in a sense. Great way to do it!
Just discovered your channel!! I've always been a Knob Creek/Woodford Reserve guy and it's so cool to discover new Bourbons to try!!! Thank you so much!!!!
The Henry McKenna was a GREAT suggestion! Love it!!
So this is the second video I’ve watched from its bourbon night and I’m already hooked. Just so you know.....I’m a bourbon/whiskey rookie but so into it! Oh ya, nobody else I would love to learn from than Sara :) Love the channel guys!
Awesome video, you can't go wrong with either the McKenna or the knob Creek single barrel two I have all the time. Did my McKenna review not long ago either, one of my favorites. Cheers
Love it guys. I always look forward to your flights the most and I was stoked for this one.
I love watching you two enjoy a great spirit together. Excellent video. Bourbon for life!
You guys are just great. Professional, fair and very helpful. Keep up the great work.
I saw the little notification come flashing over my iPad about a new flight fight vid!!! Sweet!! Immediately went on TH-cam to watch! Been waiting for this! Awesome as always and a great flight fight. Great top pics and yes all 7 bourbons in your finale are excellent bourbons. Any of the 50 in the total flight are really good, but man those top 7 are great. Chad, the Knob Creek single barrel is the bomb! That's one bourbon you don't forget your drinking. I did have a chance to try Rare Breed some time ago and it is without a doubt delicious. Yet, standing in front of all the bourbons in the liquor store with enough cash in hand to either buy the Knob Creek single barrel or the Rare Breed.......Knob takes it. Sara, I'm glad you are a happy camper :-). I'm expecting to see that bottle framed in the background in future vids! Ha! Wouldn't be surprised if you had even snuggled it that night as you slept :-). Thank you both for another great flight fight and look forward to more in the future!
Thanks for the great comment!
Sarah definitely has a taste for Heaven Hill products. I love Knob Creek single barrel . When Chad said oh what are you doing to me D I feel the same way. There is lots going on in that bottle. Thanks for doing these I now have a bunch of new things on my list for the next time I go bourbon shopping. Cheers
Nice reviews. Bulleit Barrel Strenght? , Haven't seen that one...
Hi guys, just watch your video a year later. Since I a newbie in the bourbon world, your videos is totally educating. It is an awesome video. Thanks
Great flight guys!
Btw I watch a lot of whisky videos on TH-cam and yours are the most professionally made! Really solid editing!
Raymaster7482 Thank you!
Your video editing is very well done. You both have have a great ethos on camera and your chemistry together is wonderful. Thank you for the whiskey review
The world needs more women who can appreciate Bourbon. Bravo!
The world needs more women who appreciate bourbon and dragon ball z!
My mom drinks whiskey and my dad drinks vodka. Needless to say I inherited my mom's tastes.
Truth!
She's cute
Um, brava
I've been digging the Old Forester 100 proof lately. 1.75L of pure bourbon goodness.
I really love this backdrop over the one you use now.
We still use this one for all Flight Fights and some other episodes, just not Uncorkings.
@@ItsBourbonNight oooohhhh okay!!! I have only been a subscriber for a short while and did not know. You guys are awesome, and Sarah is that mold of a whisk(e)y loving girl unicorn I hope to stumble on one of these days 😂
I could watch you guys enjoy bourbon all day.....Oh wait....I did watch you ALL DAY! Damn.
W Dombroski Sounds like a good use of time to us! Drink More Bourbon!
Congrats by the way. Saw it on Instagram.
Ha! Chad’s look of faux acceptance when Knob Creek was announced is amazing. “Okay, cool” which really meant “uhhhh nope, false, not possible, someone mixed the letters up.”
Knob Creek SB is and has been my favorite Bourbon since about 10 years ago.. the first time I tried it!
.Enjoyed it so much, got to try the Henry McKenna, bakers and Clyde Mays I was wondering about you guys for a while now, for the lack of content, but like you said, it takes 2 months to make this.
Thank you so much for the entertainment and the education.
Thanks! We try to get one video out a week now. Doing pretty well so far. How much content would you like to see? Twice a week or more? Twice a week is a new goal, we'll see if we can start getting to that level. Thanks again.
Once a week/2 weeks would be great.
But please try to uncork/test available Bourbon rather than rare stuff.
I'll watch it all though
Thanks
I'm sure you get it all the time Sarah, but you're such a keeper 🙂 congrats Chad on finding such a catch. Love y'all's vids, keep it up!
Thanks! And I agree, I think I'll keep Sara around ;)
You guys are awesome, love the channel!
Ha, I just bought a bottle of Knob Creek small batch today, which is my first Knob Creek too. Just loved it...not surprised their single barrel won.
Excellent video. You guys save me a ton of money and keep me from picking losers.
The Knob Creek 120 SiB is superb. One of my top 3 every-day bourbons.
Also Old Forester 1920, 100 and 1870 will always be on my shelf as well.
Bought the single barrel knob creek on a vaca to New Orleans and was extremely impressed, I knew it was a phenomenal buy from the first sip! Usually it takes a few sips to realize the value
Well done guys. I was quite excited when this came up..
I enjoyed how giddy and happy they were towards the end. They must've consumed a considerable amount of Bourbon.
Wonder Weirdo Yeah, a lil bit :)
Loving the Flight Fight format. Ive been watching reviews on bourbon for a few months now, and this has to be one of my favorite places to find a review (or comparison). Keep it up guys.
Very nice video. This is definitely showing me the reality of blind tasting.
Great video! You two are fun to watch. Thank you so much.
Rare Breed by far is one of my favorite go to bourbons that is readily avail here in Michigan. Love Rare Breed. Huge Wild Turkey fan overall.
Great production. I love anything Knob Creek.
Favorite video. Bourbon under $50 each. Lady drinking from two bottles on one night & your Reactions? Priceless. 😉😁
Kentucky distilleries do close during the summer because their local water source is too warm during that time. I recall it's actually the water they use for cooling equipment but I can't remember where I read this.
My go-to bourbon Knob Creek Single Barrel was Chad's choice? I love being validated by strangers. LOL.
Rare Breed and Knob Creek Single Barrel are two of my favorites
Henry McKenna is my favorite too, but like you mention, every bottle can be VERY different. If you find one you really like, go back and get more from the same barrel number. (Edit; that may be one of the benefits from buying at a local store vs. online. My local ABC stores typically shelve multiple bottles from the same barrel number, so they must be shipped that way.)
Knob Creek Single Cask is my favourite among affordable options. I also like mixing it with Wild Turkey Rare Breed, which is my least favourite in terms of palate but adding a splash of KCSC makes it quite delicious.
Outstanding with the under $25 and under $50 Reviews....Subbed!!!!
Great show. You do the best challenges! Keep up the excellent work.
Killed it! Great video. Keep it up, you too have an awesome thing going and its sure to take off!
Love the Henry McKenna as well. Wish they would put a cork in the bottle though. Not a fan of the screw cap.
Matt Garman Yeah, it feels like a cork worthy bourbon.
The new bottles have a cork now!
Just tried the Clyde mays.. ☹️
Larceny was great 😋
Need more budget friendly reviews!
Old forester is a all time fave of mine but for budget, I’m so surprised that they would not have advanced the buffalo trace. The single barrel bullet is a must for any bourbon drinker.
Love the flight fights. Thanks guys!
Woke up this morning and never heard of Clyde Mays. Tonight I own a bottle! Blind tasted against some small batch Four Roses and really don't care who won...we enjoyed both. Y'all are great...but still waiting for the video on your backstory...who are you guys??
Great Flight Fight. I am a McKenna fan myself but currently not on my shelf. I will have to go out and get some more soon. Keep up the videos - tasting and more cocktails! Oh yeah - nice shirt too Sara!
The Henry McKenna bib single barrel for the money is GREAT!!!
An excellent and sophisticated selection process with some unexpected but nonetheless superb winners.
Red Coat Thanks!
I thoroughly enjoyed this video... great job! Lots of fantastic information to digest.
Just some miscellaneous comments: Chad is a cool dude. I think he'd be a great bud for sampling a few drams.
Sara is awesome, and she's so charming that she could probably make any kind of video and I'd listen intently.
Actually take a subject that I find extremely difficult to learn... let's say French class (learning a language)... if Sara were my teacher I'd probably sit in the front row, I'd raise my hand a lot, and I'd try to be the best student. She's great.
Cheers!
Raster Well, thank you! Glad you shared that with us!
Awesome vid! Can't wait until your next Flight Fight!
Best opening song ! Bring it back. lol
Knob Creek does not surprise me in the least. I have a couple of store pick single barrels that I think is some of the best bourbon I have ever had! Great Job: Guys & Gals!
I just found some store picks myself. Little pricey, but man are they good.
Super cool video! Just making my way into bourbon so many options out there. And naturally +2 with me for Rick and Morty reference.
Adam Harvey 😎always glad to meet fellow Bourbon drinking Rick and Morty fans!
GREAT flight fight guys, can't wait for the $50-$75 flight. P.S. I'll be looking for the Clyde May.
Charles Nappo Thanks!
Scottish guy here and I love bourbon, love your videos
Buffalo Trace, Angel's Envy, and Corner Creek are incredible and well under 50.
David Homoney Yep, sure are. Corner Creek and Buffalo Trace were both in the bracket, which I guess you saw. Angel's Envy wasn't because it's a finished bourbon and that was one of our qualifiers to narrow the field.
I took your advice and got a bottle of the Mckenna and it is no joke. An awesome bottle of Bourbon for the price. So good i don't even want to drink, I just want to look at it.
My go to used to be Elijah Craig 12 but that's unavailable now I've since found the bottom shelf isn't bad at all the under 25 section for me is up there with the with EC, Blantons, Russels Reserve. Ok maybe not quite but for the pruce you can't beat Evan williams or Ezra Brooks but OGD 114 is one of my favorites along with Buffalo Trace at any price
Being new to appreciating Whiskey, this is a great find for me. As a budget drinker I need this information as I don't plan on having fifty options to sort through in the cabinet all the time so I like sampling off of the choices of the better informed. I do laugh however, as I did my own bracket challenge a while back, but with the tiny bottles, lol...
Hey guys. I love your format of making tasting like a knockout tournament. I will definitely be doing some of that with my scotch research. It is a shame that here in Australia I can't buy bourbons at your friendly prices!
Wow, that was a clash of the bourbon titans! Really good tournament and most enjoyable! It shows, we think we know what we like but blind its sometimes different ....but beautiful anyway in the end!
Love the videos!
Thanks. This is so much fun, and helpful.
Chad, just cracked open Knob Creek single barrel and it is GOOD! Thx👍
First time watching, instant fan. Subbed.
De Mile Thanks! Glad to have you aboard.
Just stumbled upon your channel. Awesome videos and very entertaining!
Simple Diversion Thanks! Hope you subscribe, we would be happy to have you aboard!
Rare breed is definitely my fave!🥃😎
Great info and seemed like fun. Thanks
Love watching your videos, almost feel like I know you guys but we don’t...lol you should make a video on who Chad and Sara are, and how you met etc...
Evan Williams Black sure taste good to me and yeah I've gone top shelf
You guys are great! I love my bourbon.
“You for all the free bourbon” lol
What would make someone give this a thumbs down? Excellent video
My first viewing of your channel, well done, and even a bit suspenseful. I was pulling for the Rare Breed.
Caleb Steingruber Rare Breed is so good! I was surprised. Thanks for checking out our channel!
It's Bourbon Night and a great price for value!
chad just loves jim beam
sara just loves heaven hill
We do love those brands, and so, so many more!
Hey, you guys used the older 112.8 pf Rare Breed release.... While great, the newer 116.8 pf release is *ridiculous*.
The older stuff is 6, 8, 10,12yr barrels. The newer one is 6, 8, double amount of 12yr and a splash of 15yr.
It is awesome, and you should revise this list.
Erik Lund We’re about ready to redo our 50 under $25, which was our first episode. We’ll eventually get to redoing this one as well as things become discontinued and new things are released. Yeah, we’ve had the newest proof of Rare Breed quite a bit since this episode. We love it! Crazy great value. I think the new proof was just coming out when we filmed this episode actually.
Several of the very best bourbons constantly available on the shelf.. very well done you two!
Do you guys fight when you drink? I get this sort of vibe when I watch your videos.
Hey guys, this was really fun to watch. I really want to try Henry McKenna!
Oh yeah...just got some. Having a nice 3pm "relax" with it now. It's really awesome!
Glad you like!
what a shame we didn't get to see the tastings leading up to the final - those would have been amazing as well!!!
We filmed them all and if I ever get enough time, I'll edit them and put them out as a playlist.
Four roses keeps coming up in the past few days. I think it’s a sign…
No way you can find the McKenna 10 or single barrel here in Texas. I had to settle for the budget line McKenna. The Evan Williams single barrel vintage takes the crown for me in the $25 range. It just can’t be beat for the price. Favorite has to be Jefferson’s Ocean, but your talking 90 bucks here. Loving the channel.
Great video! Sara obviously really likes that Heaven Hill mashbill. I believe that the Clyde Mays is sourced from Heaven Hill, so not only was her winner from Heaven Hill, but her top two were likely both Heaven Hill distillate. Both of your winners are two of my favorites, so no argument from me on your winners. Thanks and keep doing what you are doing!
Noah’s Mill has been my GoTo, I’m looking forward to trying some new ones.
Same. I think it's my all time favorite. And this is after bartending at a bourbon based bar since I was 17. I've had a lot of others.
Enjoyed the flight fight! Very surprised at the results!