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Bourbon On A Budget

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We like bourbon. We drink bourbon. We review bourbon. Bourbon.
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Episodes

Mystery Whiskey Review! (Poor Man's Pappy!)

TJ, Brendan, and Ben are BACK to review something... but TJ and Ben don't quite know what just yet. Join the guys as they rate something based on nose, taste, finish, cohesiveness/complexity, and value! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 24, 202223 min

The Madness Continues! Buffalo Bracket Round 2!

TJ, Brendan, and Ben are back for Round 2 of Buffalo Madness! This week is the first half of the Elite 8! We're putting Weller 12 vs Sazerac against each other and Weller 107 vs EHT Small Batch! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 17, 202256 min

EH Taylor Single Barrel Bourbon Review (Mashbill 2!)

TJ, Ben, and Brendan are back for a review of EH Taylor Single Barrel Bourbon! This one is special because it's the Mashbill 2 and a store pick from Corona Cigar (Davidoff in Tampa). They rate its nose, taste, finish, cohesiveness/complexity, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 17, 202223 min

Benchmark Bourbon Review

TJ, Ben, and Brendan are back to review Benchmark Bourbon. This bottom shelf drink is one of the cheapest bourbons you can find. They rate its nose, taste, finish, cohesiveness/complexity, and value! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 11, 202219 min

It's Tourney Time... Buffalo Madness!

TJ, Brendan, and Ben are back for a special episode of Bourbon on a Budget. This week, they're kicking off the Buffalo Madness Tournament. They'll be completing tastings of 12 different Trace products throughout the month and crowning a champion the night of the NCAAB Tournament! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 09, 202245 min

Weller Antique Bourbon Review

We're finishing up Wheater month with a budget-ish banger of a review. From the Buffalo Trace Distillery, we are reviewing Weller Antique, also known as Weller 107. We rate the nose, taste, finish, cohesiveness/complexity, and value! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 03, 202226 min

King Of The Hill : WLW Vs Maker's Mark 46 Cask Strength

TJ, Brendan, and Ben are back! They're putting William Larue Weller up against Maker's Mark 46 Cask Strength. Join the guys as they finish up Wheater month, chat about Pursuits and Purchases, & preview what's on deck for next month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 01, 202245 min

Larceny Barrel Proof (A121) Bourbon Review

TJ, Ben, and Brendan are back to review another Wheated Bourbon! This time, they're going with a banger. They are reviewing Larceny Barrel Proof (A121) Bourbon. They rate its nose, taste, finish, cohesiveness/complexity, and value! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 17, 202226 min

Maker's Mark Cask Strength Bourbon Review

TJ, Ben, and Brendan are back to review Maker's Mark Cask Strength Bourbon! This is their second wheated bourbon of the month. They're rating the nose, taste, finish, cohesiveness/complexity, and value! Don't miss the episode we dropped earlier this week where we started King of the Hill - Wheated Edition! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 11, 202220 min

Wheated King Of The Hill

TJ, Brendan, and Ben are back for a LIVE edition of Bourbon on a Budget. They're starting King of the Hill: Wheated edition this week! Maker's 46 Cask is our potential this time, so let's see how it does! Don't miss the Pursuits and Purchases segment later in the show. Come back on Thursday as we review Maker's Mark Cask Strength! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 09, 202246 min

Maker's Mark FAE-02 Review

This was recorded on Twitter Spaces. Tj, Ben, and Brendan chat about Maker's Mark's FAE-02 bourbon. They rate its nose, taste, finish, cohesiveness/complexity, and value! Then they take a few listener questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 03, 202252 min

The Balcones Show! Drinking Gifts on tonight's show.

TJ, Ben, and Brendan are back and they're tasting 3 different whiskeys from Balcones! This Texas Whiskey was sent to us from the Noe Family and we're very appreciative. Stay tuned for our Pursuits and Purchases as well! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 01, 202244 min

Review - Old Ezra 7 Year Barrel Strength

Brendan Month comes to a close. With Brendan's final pick of whiskey for Ben and TJ review blind. To close things out, Brendan goes with Old Ezra 7 year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 27, 202226 min

Bourbon Spaces 1/26: Getting Started Into Bourbon

TJ, Ben, and Brendan host another Twitter Spaces! This week, they're talking about Beginners & Bourbon. They give some tips for people starting out, suggest some bottles, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 27, 202252 min

Starting A Distillery

TJ, Ben, and Brendan are back for an inside look at the inner workings of Starting a Distillery with the good folks from Doc Brown Farm & Distillers! They also try a special sample from the Noe family. Pour something in your glass and let's hang out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 25, 202250 min

Old Scout Bourbon Whiskey Review

The guys try Brendan's 3rd pick of the month for this week's review. They're tasting Old Scout Bourbon Whiskey! See how they rate the nose, taste, finish, and more here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 20, 202223 min

An Intro Into Bourbon Twitter Spaces

TJ, Ben, and Brendan hung out on Twitter Spaces for about 30 minutes on Tuesday night. They took questions from fans, talked about what they were drinking, and made a few jokes along the way. Give this a listen and follow us on Twitter so you don't miss the next one! https://twitter.com/BourbonBudget Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 19, 202236 min

What Goes Into A Label?

The guys are back again to chat all things Bourbon. Tonight they're chatting with Jimmy from Gaspar's Liquor Shoppe in Temple Terrace and also chatting about labels and what the guys look for in one! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 18, 20221 hr 13 min

Review: Pikesville Rye

The Month of Brendan continues as he tries to get the guys to blindly place his picks on the Bourbon Big Board. This time, it's a rye that gets a test from TJ and Ben: Pikesville. This low-rye Rye is a sweet balance of bourbon/rye notes, and it comes at a health 110 proof. Is this a Big Board-worthy pick? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 13, 202230 min

The Perfect 5 Bottle Collection

TJ, Ben, and Brendan are back to discuss why you only need 5 bottles of whiskey in your collection. None of them follow this rule but hopefully you guys enjoy their thoughts! Cheers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 11, 202253 min

Review: Four Roses Single Barrel

We get into an absolute classic to start off 2022: Four Roses Single Barrel. Ben and TJ review the bourbon blind as we get into Brendan Month, a celebration of Brendan's exquisite knack for identifying great value when it comes to bourbon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 06, 202226 min

Happy New (Charred Oak Barrels) Year!

The guys are back and have an exciting episode for you guys to kick off the 2022 calendar year. They're chatting about New Year's Whiskeys, Booze Goals for 2022, TJ and Ben on Whole 30, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 04, 202252 min

Pop Bourbon, Not Champagne!

TJ, Ben, and Brendan finish off 2021 with some good whiskeys that we tried this year. They recap what they drank on Christmas, bottles they got, and what they're looking forward to in 2022! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 31, 202135 min

Review: Michter's Barrel Strength Rye

We exit 2021 with a bang(er): Michter's Barrel Strength Rye. The vanilla-bomb is one of the best whiskies TJ, Ben or Brendan have tried this year...but will it make it to top of the Bourbon Big Board? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 30, 202134 min

Review: Booker's Bourbon

Booker's is a classic high-proof bourbon, a well-suited whiskey for the winter time, and a favorite of those who love the Jim Beam flavor profile. But is it worth the hunt and the price? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 23, 202131 min

Which Bourbon Is The Best Egg Nog Mixer?

TJ, Ben, and Brendan mix Egg Nog with 5 different whiskeys to see which one makes the best mixer. Join them as they discuss some recent bourbon experiences as well as chat about recent pursuits and purchases! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 21, 20211 hr 10 min

Maker's Mark Private Barrel: Give Me S'More

Maker's Mark doesn't miss with the private-barrel selections. And we got our hands on a GREAT bottle. This pick -- Give Me S'More courtesy of the Southwest Florida Bourbon Society -- is a gem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 16, 202131 min

Favorite Whiskeys Of 2021 Ft. Sean Farrell

TJ, Ben, and Brendan welcome Sean Farrell of the Southwest Florida Bourbon Society back to the podcast. They chat about their favorite whiskeys over the last year and some of his the recent picks his group has done! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 14, 20211 hr 11 min
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