Essential Bourbon Whiskey

Too bad there isnt a whiskey thread.

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Budget 1k

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I'll sell you a bottle of Van Winkle or a Black label Weller.

For the money I love Eagle Rare

I’d add Woodford Reserve to the list.

A collections? Prices are crazy and supply is limited, this is not the time to start a collection.

Bulleit
Old Forester 1920 (1897 is good also)
Knob Creek
1792 (Ridgemont)
Booker's
Angel's Envy
Buffalo Trace
Eagle Rare
Four Roses Single Barrel

I guess to cover a lot of mashbills and flavor profiles:

Wheated mash bills:
Makers and makers 46...really any makers is solid
any weller if you can find it
pappy if you wanna eat up half of that 1K budget in one bottle

High rye:
buffalo trace or eagle rare (same stuff just different aging and warehouse location)
any 1792
four roses small batch or single barrel
russels reserve
old forester
knob creek

woodford is technically a pretty high rye mashbill, but will come across more balanced

Blends:
High west does some excellent stuff
blood oath...you got a high budget..why not

idk...This would be a solid start I suppose...I'm bored at work...give me some more parameters

Man that's a whole lot of responses to not have Wild Turkey 101 listed at least once. Definitely an essential bourbon, and very cheap.

Thank you for the recommendations. I started with the following:

1. Four Roses Small Batch Select
2. Basill & Haydens
3. Woodford Reserve Double Oak (had already)
4. Jeffersons Chateau Pichon Baron
5. Belle Meade Sherry
6. Belle Meade XO
7. Angels Envy
8. Blanton’s
9. Deceptivus by Cadee
10. Kentucky Vintage Small Batch
11. Oak & Eden Bourbon and Vine (Cabernet stepped Oak)

On the way (paid for but need to pick up from a small town liquor store

12. Weller 12 (2 bottles)
13. I. W. Harper 15 year

Couldn’t find but want:

Rock Hill Farms
Black Maple Hill 16
Willett Rare Release Straight Rye
Old Fitzgerald

Again thanks for the suggestions.