Beverage Testing Institute · August 2017
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McAfee's Benchmark Old No. 8 Brand Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 750ml
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Product Description
In 1773, three McAfee Brothers named James, George and Robert left Virginia westward to explore the uncharted territory that would later become known as Kentucky. Traveling by canoe at first, the McAfee Company eventually followed a native trail overland that led to the great buffalo crossing, where the brothers surveyed the land now home to the world’s most award-winning distillery – Buffalo Trace Distillery. The surveyor marks left behind are known as benchmarks and this bourbon whiskey honors the pioneering spirits of these early American explorers. Tasting Notes: The nose bears caramel notes with a delicate stone-fruit backdrop. A robust and sturdy palate with some fine leather notes mingling with dry tobacco, a touch of oak and a hint of dried cherries. The finish is smooth and calming.
Product Specs
| Alcohol by Volume | 40.0% |
| Country of Origin | United States |
| Region | Kentucky |
| UPC | 088004020842 |
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Awards & Scores
Critic reviews and blind-tasting competition results for this bottle.
What critics and judges wrote
Whisky Advocate · Fred Minnick · 2018
Freshly cut oak and chewing tobacco to start … On the palate, the wood heightens and becomes extremely bitter. This whiskey's saving grace is that it's extremely palatable in cocktails.
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Distiller · Liza Weisstuch
You can discern some faint flint-like mineral notes behind the peppery spiciness, but other than that, there are no bells or whistles, which is to say: very little complexity. … It delivers floral and honey sweetness on the palate …
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IWSC judges · Bronze · 2022
Sweet treacle and cornflakes on the nose with a bold palate of toasted coconut and vanilla.
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Show 1 more note, 2019
Carmel fruits and some hints of popcorn. Wood spices, with a soft mouthfeel and some white chocolate feel- good length and some nice oak spices.
Competition medals
World Whiskies Awards
International Spirits Challenge
6 medals from 3 competitions, 2017 to 2026.
Tasting Notes
Flavor profile
How strongly each flavor family shows up across 6 notes from 4 publications, weighted by source.
- Herbal & greenfloralA hint
- Fruityhints of green apple, Carmel fruits, delicate stone-fruit backdrop, a hint of dried cherriesA hint
- Sweethoney sweetness, Sweet treacle, vanilla, Carmel fruits, white chocolateClear
- Oak & maltfreshly cut oak, wood chips, the wood heightens, swift grainy kick, toasted coconutClear
- SmokeA hint
- Spicepeppery spiciness, Wood spices, nice oak spicesLight
Flavor map
McAfee's Benchmark Old No. 8 against other bourbons we carry. Closer dots taste more alike.
Closest bourbons at a similar price: Four Roses Yellow Label ($22.97) and Very Old Barton ($15.98).
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Each whisky's place on the map, from 0 to 10.
| Whisky | Rich | Smoky | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee's Benchmark Old No. 8 (this bottle) | 3.7 | 0.0 | $13.98 |
| Woodford Reserve Master's Collection '1838 Style White Corn' | 3.7 | 0.0 | $499.96 |
| Four Roses Yellow Label | 3.5 | 0.0 | $22.97 |
| Blade and Bow | 4.0 | 0.0 | $59.98 |
| New Riff Distilling 8 Year Old | 4.0 | 0.0 | $99.96 |
| Basil Hayden's 'Toast' | 3.8 | 0.3 | $79.96 |
| Smooth Ambler 'Contradiction' | 3.8 | 0.3 | $45.98 |
| Deadwood | 3.4 | 0.3 | $49.98 |
| A. Smith Bowman Distillery 'Bowman Brothers' Pioneer Spirit Small Batch | 4.0 | 0.5 | $36.98 |
| Trail's End 8 Year Old Batch No2 | 3.1 | 0.0 | $56.98 |
| Garrison Brothers 'Honey Dew' | 3.0 | 0.0 | $99.98 |
| Heaven's Door | 3.0 | 0.0 | $54.98 |
| Old Elk 'Cigar Cut' | 3.0 | 0.0 | $119.97 |
| Very Old Barton | 3.7 | 0.7 | $15.98 |
| Castle & Key 2023 Small Batch | 4.4 | 0.1 | $49.98 |
| George Dickel 8 Year Small Batch | 3.8 | 0.7 | $29.97 |
| Jim Beam Repeal Batch | 3.5 | 0.7 | $44.96 |
| Puncher's Chance 90 Proof | 4.5 | 0.0 | $29.97 |
| Penelope Cooper Series Rio | 3.2 | 0.7 | $299.96 |
| Booker's | 4.5 | 0.4 | $249.96 |
| Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond 7 Year Old | 4.6 | 0.0 | $49.96 |
| Hirsch 'The Horizon' | 4.6 | 0.3 | $42.98 |
| 1792 Sweet Wheat | 4.5 | 0.7 | $199.96 |
Flavor scores are our estimates. A flavor scores higher when more critics mention it and when they describe it more strongly, so no single review sets the result. They are not a rating from any publication.
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