"Look for bottled-in-bond bourbons, which offer great quality at a value price due to stringent production regulations," Blatner says. "Brands like Cedar Ridge Bottled-in-Bond or Chattanooga Whiskey Bottled-in-Bond offer excellent flavor for their price point."
The label comes from the Bottled in Bond Act of 1897, which provides instructions on how to produce spirits in the U.S., ensuring that consumers are purchasing quality bourbon. While distillers don't have to adhere to the rules, many bourbon-makers, like the ones Blatner mentioned, opt to follow them in order to meet a high standard.
Even with the checklist distilleries must meet, there are still plenty of affordable bond-in-bottle bourbons. Cedar Ridge's bourbon will run you only $44.99, while a bottle of Chattanooga Whiskey's costs $52.99.
The creation of the Bottled in Bond Act was meant to separate authentic bourbon from the work of bootleggers and moonshine-creators of that time period. Since then, the standards haven't changed.
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