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Feb 3, 2022 | 12:06 am

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Originally Posted by JBord

Any suggestions in the $30 range? I finally convinced my wife to try good bourbons and she's partially hooked. Some she likes, some not so much. Her tastes have trended toward the $50-$75 bottles I've purchased

. Trying to find something she'll like in the lower range.

We've tried the following, with varying degrees of success (her reaction in parens):
- Bulleit (so-so)
- Buffalo Trace (no)
- Four Roses, think it was small batch (she liked this, but thinks we can do better!)
- Elijah Craig (similar to Four Roses)
- Woodford Reserve (so-so)
- 1792 small batch (just purchased, not tried yet)

As I recall, her favorite so far was Michter's small batch (about $50). I'm wondering if I just can't get something that she'll love at this price point. Any ideas, experts?

At that price point… Basil Hayden? Maybe EH Taylor Small Batch too if you can find it at the $39 MSRP, she didn’t like Buffalo Trace but the EHT tends to dial back the sweetness a bit and bring on more of a spice which I think puts it closer to some of the ones she enjoyed like Four Roses and Michter’s Small Batch.

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