What are your reasonably priced gems?

[Stormeh]

Hey guys,

I'm a relatively new whiskey drinker (a couple years) and new to the forum, but I've really been enjoying my time here. Recently, the WT Rye thread and the "mind=blown" thread have had me trying some lowish priced Bourbons/Ryes that are very, very good (OWA, WT Rye.) This started me thinking: What other low priced gems have I missed? What do you guys consider the best bang for your buck whiskies?

Another question sparked by the announcement of OWA being discontinued: What whiskies being made today are you guys bunkering as the great dusties of tomorrow?

Stormeh

[Young Blacksmith]

Elijah Craig 12 - age stated, great taste, what more is there to say? Probably going to kill this bottle tonight, and it will be replaced ASAP.

Very Old Barton 86 - same as above. I like it better than the VOB 100 I have tried. Does not smell like bananas to me.

I only bunker dusties right now, so nothing that's currently being produced. I do have a 4R1B and a Woodford Reserve held over for my girls when they turn 21 in about 17 to 20 years.

[Hershmeister]

Elijah Craig 18 has got to be one of the best values for such an old bourbon. It's in the mid to high 50s in my area (Nashville). Other comparable aged bourbons are easily hitting the 70-100 range.

[JayMonster]

Do a search for value pour and/or QPR in the title and you will find a plethora of threads on this topic. Of course what you consider "value" or "reasonable" varies greatly from person to person.

That being said, I am hard pressed to come up with a better bang for your buck than OWA. There are things that are cheaper, but the drinkability comes into question more than the savings is worth. (in my less than humble opinion of course)

At the slightly higher range, WTRB and KCSB are my goto bottles. (It is nice to get barrel strength flavor without having to ORVW 10/107 would be there if it was a bit easier to obtain. pay a fortune for it.)

[LostBottle]

High West Rendezvous Rye - better than many bottles double its price.

[Lazer]

Rittenhouse Rye Bottled In Bond. EC12. Old Grand Dad 114.

[Parkersback]

RittBIB
EC12
OE 7/101
Weller 12
OGDBIB (ND if you can find it, but Beam's not bad at all)
Any of the Heaven Hill BIB's

[trumpstylz]

Reasonably priced-

Rye- willett single barrel rye, rittenhouse 100 prf or wild turkey 101 proof.

Bourb- Very old barton 100 prf, evan williams 100 proof, heavenhill 100 proof (either color)

[Stormeh]

How are the current Old Fitz, any bottling?

[Clavius]

VOB BIB for sure
Weller 7yr (or at least, it used to be 7yr!)