10 CHEAP Costco Bourbons EVERYONE Ignores (But Experts LOVE)

📖 Get The Bourbon Buyer eBook. https://caskritual.com 20% OFF with code BOURBON20 Walk into almost any Costco in America and the same three handles are stacked into a wall at the front of the cage. Three hundred seventy-five of the three hundred seventy-seven warehouses stock the Maker's Mark handle. The bottle with the deepest judging record in this entire list, five medals from four separate competitions, is carried by fourteen warehouses in the country. At this retailer, shelf position and judging record run in opposite directions. You will learn why Evan Williams Bottled in Bond takes number one, since it carries five medals from four separate competitions running from 2023 through this year, including gold and then double gold at San Francisco, double gold at the International Spirits Challenge and silver at ninety-two from the IWSC, while only fourteen warehouses in the country list it against three hundred seventy-five for the Maker's Mark handle at the front of the cage, why Old Grand-Dad 114 is the hardest bottle here to buy, because it finished first overall in Fred Minnick's blind tasting of ten bourbons in 2022 and sixty-nine of the seventy Costco warehouses that list it are out of stock, and how Wild Turkey 101 ties bottles at three times the money, since it took a double gold at ninety-six points at the New York International Spirits Competition listed at eighteen dollars, and it also finished first in a blind lineup run by The Whiskey Wash. The video covers the Evan Williams Black handle at twenty ninety-nine in Charleston against thirty-two ninety-nine in Mobile the same week, Larceny Small Batch running thirty-three percent under a control state, Elijah Craig Small Batch where the bigger bottle looks far cheaper on the tag and is barely three percent better per seven-fifty, Heaven Hill Bottled in Bond Seven Year that stopped being a budget bottle, Old Grand-Dad Bonded and the medal that belongs to a different bottle, and the check to run on any medal. Cask Ritual breaks down the bourbon and whiskey industry so you can drink smarter and spend with confidence. #Bourbon #Whiskey #americanwhiskey Chapters and key moments: 00:00 The cage is built to hide its own best bottles 00:43 Shelf position against judging record 01:01 The eighteen dollar bottle that tied the forties 01:45 Ten, Four Roses Yellow Label 02:24 The silver it took this year 02:49 Beating three state systems at once 03:33 Nine, Elijah Craig Small Batch 04:19 One panel disagreeing is more honest 04:42 Watch the sizes on that handle 05:41 Eight, Larceny Small Batch 06:12 Four panels, four separate years 06:59 One of the widest gaps on the list 07:41 Seven, Evan Williams Black Label 08:09 The honest part, and a last place finish 08:56 Nine dollars per seven-fifty 09:47 Six, Early Times Bottled in Bond 10:01 What bonded actually guarantees 10:51 Wisconsin beats the control state 12:10 Five, Heaven Hill Bottled in Bond Seven Year 13:14 At the top of that range, Costco is not winning 13:59 When it wore a six-year age statement 14:22 Four, Old Grand-Dad Bonded 14:51 The trap the award industry runs on 15:35 A medal that does not transfer 16:31 Read the front before it goes in the cart 17:19 Three, Wild Turkey 101 18:17 A result where nobody saw anything 18:33 The gold I could only find on the brand's own material 19:46 Two, Old Grand-Dad 114 20:12 Sixty-nine of seventy warehouses are out 20:37 Buy it the second you see it 21:15 One, Evan Williams Bottled in Bond 21:39 Five medals, four competitions 22:10 The one number this video was walking toward 22:45 What floor space actually measures 23:19 The three-step check on any medal 23:56 Eighty-six percent of entries take home a medal Contact: caskritualcontact@gmail.com Facebook:   / caskritual   Instagram:   / cask.ritual   Pinterest:   / caskritual   X: https://x.com/caskritual TikTok:   / caskritual   Threads: https://www.threads.com/@cask.ritual Disclaimer: This video and channel (Cask Ritual) are intended exclusively for individuals of legal drinking age in their jurisdiction (21+ in the US, 18+ or 19+ in many other countries—check your local laws). We do not promote or encourage excessive or irresponsible alcohol consumption. Always drink responsibly, know your limits, and never drink and drive. If you have health concerns, consult a medical professional before consuming alcohol. All reviews, tasting notes, recommendations, and opinions shared in these videos are subjective, based on personal experience, and for entertainment/educational purposes only. Taste preferences vary widely—what I enjoy, you might not, and vice versa. No sponsorships, affiliate links, or paid promotions are implied unless explicitly stated in the video/description. Cask Ritual is not providing medical, financial, or legal advice. Viewer discretion is advised. Cheers responsibly!