We tried 15 different rye whiskeys to see which one makes the best Old Fashioned Cocktail

[@hhaiiaa706]

Price on the screen for little time

[@AvroBellow]

FIFTEEN types of Rye Whisky but no Crown Royal Northern Harvest or Lot 40? I can't take you seriously for that.

[@homebario]

Big Canadian Whisky fan, eh? I can see that being another test to run 🤔🤔

[@Bunny-t5l]

Like the content. Not many site list and describe these liquors

[@homebario]

Thank you! We’re glad this was useful. Any other experiments or videos you’d like to see?

[@hhaiiaa706]

Please mention the price 🙏

[@homebario]

Thanks for the feedback! All of these bottles were under $50.

[@confetti7543]

damn, rittenhouse all the way at the bottom. its my go-to for mixing cocktails bc i feel like the higher proof and unbalanced spicyness really holds up in a drink like a manhatten or vieux carre. i would never drink it neat or in an old fashioned though so i guess im not too hurt LOL maybe ill pickup JD bonded rye if i see it at my grocer and give it a try. i havent had the woodford rye either. KC rye is a bit pricey where i live tho and i find it a bit bland in cocktails.

[@homebario]

You’ve inspired us to try it in a Manhattan and Vieux Carre! We felt the same - never disliked it neat, so when we did the blind we were pretty shocked. But there was just too much unpleasant heat! Seemed to throw it off. Maybe a bad batch? It was a tough matchup with the top 3, so if you’re not keen on KC Rye then I would definitely go for JD or Woodford rye. At least in our area, JD is cheaper and we thought it was great. If you try it, please come back here and let us know your thoughts! Thank you for the discussion and for watching - cheers! 🥃

[@ericmalmstrom9943]

Interesting, as I recently polished off a Rittenhouse rye store pick and a JD Bonded rye in a Manhattan and Old Fashioned playoff. The JD Bonded was definitely my fave as neat, but also easily won out in the OF and Manhattan competition. Btw, Punt e Mes vermouth with JD Bonded is my new go to for Mahattans!

[@homebario]

@@ericmalmstrom9943 these suggestions are awesome! I might go pick up some Punt e Mes today just to try it in a Manhattan. We also have a Rittenhouse pick but haven’t cracked it yet. I was curious if it would do better in an Old Fashioned than the ‘shelf version’ we tried, because it’s possible we got a bad batch or something. Never disliked Rittenhouse neat, but it just didn’t do well in our competition. 🤷‍♂️ how was your Rittenhouse pick? Decent?

[@kevincameron8437]

The top five looks to be some great hitters. I was just thinking about doing something like this w/ a few of my bourbon buddies, so thanks for the ideas.

[@homebario]

Absolutely, glad we could help! Let us know if you do the test and how things shake out - really curious what others think about the topic. Thanks for commenting and watching! Cheers 🥃

[@davidrawlings6116]

I like the premise of: "ryes you'll actually see in the store and can afford" I figured that Bulleit and Knob Creek would be in the top five, two of my favs in an old fashioned

[@homebario]

Definitely wanted to feature bottles that are more accessible! This experiment was a toughie because in reality, the vast majority of them were good or great. KC and Bulleit made excellent OF’s. Thanks so much for watching and sharing your thoughts - cheers! 🥃