What's up everybody and welcome to another episode of the Oak and Smoke whiskey reviews my name is Brent. If you are a subscriber, I want to thank you so much for your support. And if you're not a subscriber and you're into whiskey and whiskey type related stuff, please consider hitting that subscribe button with the notification bell. That way you'll be notified of new uploads and live streams. Today I'm going to be going over my top five go to and available budget bourbons and they're all going to be under $30. But before I get into my top five, I do want to mention these two bourbons. Give them an honorable mention. The only reason they're not on my list is just because they're not readily available to everyone. The Eagle Rare outstanding poor $30 price tag. I know that price is very subjective. I've heard astronomical pricing on this one of $80 and upwards and the Buffalo Trace $26 price tag on this is just not readily available to everyone. Now my list is in no specific order. It's just the top five bourbons that I go to regularly that I think are just outstanding budget pours of whiskey and they're all going to be under $30. Before I get into my top five, I must pour something to drink. You can I have a whiskey video without drinking some whiskey. Finish off the rest of this Eagle Rare right here. Look at the big pour. Get that out of the way. It was just about gone. Needed to be finished off anyway. Cheers guys. Lovely pour of bourbon whiskey. Eagle Rare is outstanding. That being said, let's get into my top five budget bourbons. First up, we have the Nav Creek Small Badge. The Nav Creek Small Badge is a beam centauri product that is distilled at gym beam distillery. This whiskey is a non-age-stated whiskey with a mass bill of 75% corn, 13% rye and 12% molded barley. It has a 50% ABV 100 per unit for the MSRP of around 25 to 30 bucks. The Nav Creek Small Badge guys, in my opinion, is an outstanding budget pour. 50% ABV 100 proof. And they are coming back this year, 2020, with a nine-year-age statement on this. For the 25 to 30 dollar price range, outstanding budget pour on the nose, you're getting vanilla cake frosting, a rich caramel that gym beam nuttiness, and a little bit of clove and spice in there also. Outstanding rich nose, very approachable once again for 100 proof. And on the palate, it's rich caramel's nuttiness brown sugar. It almost reminds me of a desserty coffee cake. No coffee in there, of course, but it's got that vanilla cakey, dessert-ish frosting on it, brown sugar. And it's finishing an oaky rich caramel clove note. That is just a very, very good solid pour of whiskey for the 25 to 30 dollar price range. Let's get into my second pick. My second pick is the Old Forster Signature 100 proof. The Old Forster 100 is a brown form and product that is still by Old Forster still in company. This is a non-A state of whiskey with a mass bill of 72% corn, 18% rye, 10% malt and barley, 50% ABV 100 proof for the MSRP of 25 to 30 dollars. The Old Forster Signature 100 proof gas, another fine example of a very well put together budget bourbon in my opinion. 100 proof, 50% ABV, and there's no ethanol since really at all to the whiskey at a 25 to 30 dollar price range. Whiskey at 100 proof, you do tend on most whiskeys at 100 proof to get that ethanol tends to it. This is very little at all. The same with a knob creek and most of the whiskeys that I'm going to show you today. Most of them are high proof heavy hitters except for one but we'll get into that a little bit later in the video. As far as this one goes on the nose you're getting bananas, a nice caramel vanilla note, a little bit of oak and a little bit of rye spice on the nose. There's nothing real sophisticated or complex about it. Just a good, hearty, vibrant nose to this whiskey on the palette. Kind of follow suit except you're getting a nice cocoa and oat note on the finish. At least I am anyway. And if I would love, what why I forgot to say this earlier, I would love to get know your guys top five budget pours under 30 dollars. Leave them in the comments below. I do know and understand this is a very subjective list. With that being said, let's get into my third pick of my top five budget bourbon under 30 dollars. Next up is the Elijah Craig Small Badge. A Elijah Craig Small Badge is a heaven hill product that is a non-A standard bourbon with a mass bill of 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% multi-barley, 47% ABV, 94 proof with an MSRP of around $26. The Elijah Craig Small Badge guys is just a good pour of whiskey. I mean, who doesn't love Elijah Craig Small Badge? $25. $26.00 MSRP. I can pick this up for around $25.26 all day every day. It's just a good, solid sip without a doubt. And it's very approachable. Nothing complex at all about this. It's just rich caramels and vanilla and at distinct heaven hill nutty characteristic on the nose. Pretty much follow suit on the palate. Medium finish and it's finished with a little bit of a clove rye spice finish and a nice barrel note on the nose. This is just a good solid. You can pretty much pick up anywhere bourbon whiskey. It's just a good solid pour. I really, really enjoy it. It's one of my everyday zippers. Nice good solid pour of whiskey. Let's get into my next pick. Next up guys, the old Granddad 114. The old Granddad 114 is a beam centauri product. It's still a gym beam distillery. This is a non-age stated bourbon with a mass bill of 63% corn, 27% rye, 10% multi-barley. It has a 57% ABV 114 proof with an MSRP of around $25 to $30. The old Granddad 114 guys to me is a good solid daily zipper for myself. All these whiskeys that I've showed you guys today, including my next one, the last one. These are whiskeys I sit on regularly. They're just good solid pours of whiskey in my opinion and a good value. I'm a high proof guys. You notice most of these are high proof. I like that high proof because I think it delivers a richness and a little bit longer lingering finish on your higher proof whiskeys. With this one right here, it does have a little bit of ethanol tang. Me personally, if I'm drinking it neat, this is a great mixer. If I am drinking it neat, I do typically like this to sit in the glass for about 10 to 15 minutes. Just to let it open up a little bit. But once it opens up, it's very nice. You got nice citrus notes, floral notes on the nose, a little bit of brown sugar and rice spice. Nothing super complex, but a very pleasant nose. On the palate, once again, kind of follow suit with the nose. You're getting floral aspects. Definitely a nice bold rice spice. That's why I think this makes a great mixer. And you're also getting a little bit of vanilla and brown sugar in there. And it does finish off in a spicy peppery oat note. Just a good solid pour bourbon whiskey that is priced very well. Let's get into my final budget bourbon. Last but definitely not least is the wild turkey 101. The wild turkey 101 is distilled at wild turkey. This is a non-aced standard bourbon, but it is a blend of 6, 7 and 80 year old bourbons. It is a mass bill of 75% corn, 13% rye and 12% malt and barley, 50.5% ABV 101 proof with an MSRP of around $23. Last but not least, once again guys, it's the wild turkey 101. This is a benchmark in my bar. Just like I said, all of these are. I keep all of these whiskeys that I've went through with you guys today in the bar. They're just all good solid pours in my opinion. Once again, if I would love to see your guys' list, just leave it in the comments below of your top five go to an available budget bourbons under $30. But this one here, guys, it's good for every situation. If you're wanting to mix great mixer, if you're wanting to drink neat, there's nothing wrong with drinking this one neat. Coming in at $20, $20, $30 on the on the nose, you're getting nice sweetness and spiciness. That's the thing about the wild turkey to me. It's very well balanced. You're getting nice caramel, vanilla, and brown sugars, but you're also getting a nice clove baking spice and that rye spice from their famous high-ri mash bill. It's just a good, pleasant and enjoyable nose. Same thing, follow suit on the palette with a medium finish. Just a very, very enjoyable pour. I hope you guys have enjoyed this video. Once again, leave your top five go to available budget bourbons that are under $30 in the comments below. I'm so excited to see what you guys think about the bourbons that I've poured. I'm excited to see what your top five is also. Let's go to wrap this up. I thank you so much for watching. 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