There are those on BE who express a decided distaste for wheat bourbons. I would like to be excluded from that grouping. Although I agree that Van Winkle bourbons are not worth their current asking prices, they are, in my opinion, superb bourbons........ all of them, with the possible exception of the 23 year old, which in my one and only experience with that particular bourbon, it was too tannic. They suit my palate very well, and, if their price comes down, I will buy more......... I am not one who gets on any bandwagon, but I do have my own ideas of what is good bourbon, and Van Winkle bourbons are exceptional bourbons......... my palate told me so.
This is not meant as a challenge to anyone else's palate, only to clarify that some palates are very different from others and categorical statements as to the worth of 'wheat' bourbons will not go unchallenged on BE.