I absolutely love Elijah Craig 12 for it's oily SPICY citric wood taste. Spicy is a key word here.
My favorite bourbons are Elijah Craig 12 & 18, Eagle Rare 10, Knob Creek and Jim Beam Black.
I've tried a lot of "top shelve/best pours" as per users on this forum - Maker's Mark (MM46 is pretty good btw, mostly because it's different) Wild Turkey, Buffalo Trace, Weller, Evan Williams.... All of those while different can still be roughly categorized as "sweet vanilla and caramel". I'm looking for more then that - wood, cigar, leather, charcoal/smoke, citrus/orange/fruit and most important - SPICE.
What would you guys recommend I try next?