The winner: Evan Williams Straight Bourbon Bottled in Bond
Evan Williams Bottled-in-Bond wins on both fronts: it sits at the bourbon category median on Breaking Bourbon while Woodford Reserve falls below it, and it costs a fraction of the price. Grab Woodford only if you want its softer, lower-proof pour or its larger 1.75L format.
Where the ratings land
Evan Williams' Bottled-in-Bond status guarantees single-season, single-distillery production aged at least four years and bottled at a stout 100 proof, and it lands right at the bourbon median on Breaking Bourbon (3.0/5), even though The Bourbon Culture scores it a middling 5.5/10, a notch below that source's 7.0 average. Woodford Reserve, despite its premium packaging and well-known copper pot-still triple distillation, comes in at a below-median 2.5/5 on Breaking Bourbon, worse than Evan Williams on the one source we can compare head to head.
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