Eagle Rare vs Wild Turkey 101: HYPE Budget Bourbon Whiskey Compared

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[@AvaRose00]

Alright buddies, here you go… I’ve been a beer drinker forever but trying to cut back in the calories. My buddy is a bourbon drinker and has been telling me about different ones. So, I go to the liquor store and pick out every bourbon in shots that you can imagine, 12. So after that I decided to try Eagle Rare, $50, because you can’t get it in a small bottle/shot and I really liked it. After drinking almost the entire bottle with my wife, the next day I’m thinking $50 damn so I decided to try wild turkey 101 for half the price. Wild turkey smells sweeter and taste better hands down and a hell of alot cheaper. How do i know, because I’m drinking it side by side. I have decided that the high price bourbon’s are bullshit and are just trying to make money. It’s a scam like the media. Stop falling for the bullshit 😉

[@ConcealedCarrier]

I'd love to hear your thoughts on Evan Williams Bottled in Bond (White Label). It's a dirt cheap ($17) bottom shelf bourbon that people either love or hate. I think it punches well above its weight for a budget bourbon, but I'd like to see your input.

[@TheCrumbyBeard]

I'll try and get some, very rarely see it here. It is available on Amazon at £40 which is over $50!

[@ConcealedCarrier]

@@TheCrumbyBeard As much as I enjoy it, it is simply NOT worth it at that price (wish I could send you some from the states!)

[@TheCrumbyBeard]

@@ConcealedCarrier yeah I thought that might be the case. If I see it on offer any time I’ll pick one up!

[@ronaldtheriot]

I guess I'd side with Eagle Rare, but I do love Wild Turkey 101.

[@TheCrumbyBeard]

Yeah it is super close for me! Both great in their own way. Cheers!

[@Koby616]

i have same problem. Whiskey buying problem :D haven't tried eagle rare, cause i cant find it. Wild turkey 101 is awesome bourbon for price. Thanks for video.

[@TheCrumbyBeard]

Haha, yes buying bottles is a problem for many! Hopefully you can get your hands on an Eagle Rare soon! I know some really don't rate it because it can be quite subtle, but for me that's where it's really quite impressive, so much flavour without being over-powering. Cheers!

[@gazboden4337]

I always seem to get Cola notes from the ER. 90% of my Bourbon is taken neat but the WT101 is the best bourbon on a rock or 2, the flavours really hold up and it’s absolutely delicious whereas other bourbons get ruined with ice imo. Have you tried Woodford Double Oaked ? Now that’s a fantastic desert style bourbon full of flavour 👌🏼🥃

[@TheCrumbyBeard]

Ah interesting! I wonder if some of that slightly medicinal note is actually similar to CO2 taste that you get in cola. I shall re-asses for sure! And I'll deffo try the WT on the rocks. Likewise I do most neat but there's a time and a place for a cooled down sipper. I actually got a delivery of the Woodford Double Oaked last week so a video on that coming in the near future! Probably comparing to the OG Woodford, unless you think there's something else I should pitch it against?

[@gazboden4337]

@@TheCrumbyBeard it’s beautiful after a BBQ next to the Firepit. The colour is incredible for 43%

[@ShaunShearman]

Woohoo ! The Woodford Reserve has just gone off special offer at Tesco (from the amazingly cheap price of £27 it's now back to its standard £37 price) and I was hoping (and praying) that they would drop the price on the Eagle Rare ! Well this morning I had a squint at the website and they have reduced the price of ER by a fiver (now just £32.50) till the 22/4/24, so I'll be adding that to my collection ASAP ! I personally think that all bourbon tastes so much better when you get it a few quid cheaper than it's standard price, lol 🤣

[@TheCrumbyBeard]

I was reading this with a sense of déjà vu - then I realised you'd posted something very similar on BBS! But yeah that's a cracking deal. If I hadn't just been on a slightly OTT whisky hunting trip in Scotland I'd be all over it but I need to find some more storage space now 😅

[@AvaRose00]

Wrong, wrong, wrong, 101 is so much better 😎🤑

[@TheCrumbyBeard]

Haha - of course it's all personal preference! But, I will say, I probably change my mind between the two every week. 101 is UNBEATABLE for the price. ER has a touch more sophistication, but that's not always what you want! Cheers!

[@robbydinsmore8361]

101 no question eddy is the man

[@TheCrumbyBeard]

Hard call for me, but I will say in terms of value for money WT101 is the king.

[@jamesknox7171]

I had the 3rd pour out of my Eagle Rare last night and I'm now going to give it to a friend of mine. To me, it's very bland and just doesn't have much of a flavor.