The mid-tier category of bourbon ($25-$50) is arguably the best intersection between price and quality of any spirit classification. In this area, you will find a mix of recognizable flagship bourbon brands alongside smaller labels, small batch, and single barrel crafted expressions.

You won’t find a Pappy van Winkle rare bourbon, but you will find tremendous spirits you’ll happily experience and share with others, whether you drink your American whiskey neat, with mixers, or in a cocktail.

Whatever style of bourbon you enjoy or the purpose for its purchase, these 10 best bourbons under $50 offer value for money and quality. One (or more) of these bottles will no doubt make it into your liquor purchasing rotation.

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1. Evan Williams Single Barrel Bourbon

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Evan Williams Vintage is carefully handcrafted for 7-8 years in the barrel and is bottled at 43% ABV. It topped our list of the best single barrel bourbons to try in 2021.

This expression is vintage-dated, meaning each bottle is marked with the vintage date it was put into oak, along with the year it was bottled and the exact serial number of the single barrel the bourbon was drawn from.

It has notes of dried fruit, vanilla, caramel, and the barrel of sweet oak and charred wood. The palate is lush & spicy with notes of oak, honey, apple, and orange. The finish is long and laid back with a tremendously easy mouthfeel ideal for veteran bourbon geeks and newcomers to the spirit.

The much loved Evan Williams brand is distilled and produced by Heaven Hill Distillery, the only remaining family-owned distillery in the Bluegrass State. Heaven Hill Distillery has the second-largest inventory of Bourbon whiskey in the world and is home to the bourbon production of Old Fitzgerald, Larceny, and Elijah Craig, amongst others.