• Raided Score: 95
• Publication: Drink Hacker
• Excerpt: At about $14 a bottle, it offers outstanding quality for a pittance.
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• Raided Score: 79
• Publication: Whisky Rant
• Excerpt: For me it wasn’t anything special. I rate Benchmark 8 below average. A bit one-sided and too dry for my taste. But not bad, especially for the price tag.
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• Raided Score: 75
• Publication: Modern Thirst
• Excerpt: Benchmark 8 is a largely forgettable bourbon.
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• Raided Score: 61
• Publication: 31 Whiskey
• Excerpt: If this is the “benchmark” then the bench is so low that it has no legs.
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• Raided Score: 70
• Publication: Distiller
• Excerpt: There are no bells or whistles, which is to say: very little complexity.
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• Raided Score: 79
• Publication: The Whiskey Jug
• Excerpt: McAfee’s Benchmark Old No. 8 Bourbon is perfect for those times when your only drinking requirement is to have something “not bad” in your glass.
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