Canadian club is pretty damn cheap here. Its got a diff flavor profile than bourbon though. Its closer to scotch ie less sweet for me. I actually use club when i want scotch and evan williams when im going for the slightly sweeter bourbon profile
I use Jim Beam, from Costco I think. I would suspect a Costco/Kirkland house brand would be ok too, as I've consumed a good variety of such products, just not any whiskey's except the Kirkland Canadian, which is decent.
Beam Black Extra Aged is, imo, exponetially better than Beam, both as as slow sipper, an food ingredient, Brother. Jus one Hollbilly's opinion; be sure an taste fer yerslf.
Jim Beam, Jack Black? They're always fine as can be, as a ingredient, smoker beans, or what have ya...I use em alla th time...largely;depends on time, availability, an jus who might be sponsorin such a rodeo, mostly...
One can also have fun, playin, workin up the flavour game from there, as well...Mix/Match sez I lol
Ancient Age, Rebel Yell, Virgin Bourbon, Old Crow, and Heaven Hill are all sub $20 in my state and would be excellent in anything that goes in your mouth. Well...most anything.
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There's is basically no such thing as nasty bourbon these days. Bourbon it's still in a bit of a heyday. That said, something like Evan Williams black label is very good - I mix cocktails with it - and it's very reasonably priced - about $25 for a handle {1.75 L).
Don't spend more than what you would pay for Evan Williams black label. Really, any low cost bourbon will work for making sauce. Anyone who can taste the difference would be outraged that you used bourbon as an ingredient anyway, instead of drinking neat.
Evan Williams is a good choice. I typically use Four Roses for cooking. I like the single barrel for drinking neat, but I almost always have the plain ol' four roses, with a yellowish label, in the house for mixed drinks and cooking (thought it's perfectly good straight as well). It's rye content is higher though, which means it's a bit spicier than some other bourbons (which I like).
Fun fact on Four Roses Bourbon. They have 2 different grain mashbills and 5 different yeast strains. They use these to create 10 different "Single Barrel" varieties. These 10 are ultimately what make it into their Yellow Label blended product. https://fourrosesbourbon.com/our-recipes/
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