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After reviewing some 60 odd bourbons and trying quite a few others, I am willing to go against what I have said before and step right into the quicksand.

I now have a favorite bourbon.........again. It used to be ORVW 15 YO and then I said I could not choose from among the likes of Hirsch 16 YO, Pappy 20 YO, Pappy 15 YO, Jefferson's Reserve, Wild Turkey Tribute, Noah's Mill, and Black Maple Hill 21 YO.

Well, call me wishy washy if you want to (hell, I'm about to be 64 years old.....call me anything you want to). But I say now that my favorite bourbon is Wild Turkey mid nineties 12 YO.

Why do I say that? This bourbon has great complexity, great body, great balance, great taste, and tops it off with a long lasting, satisfying finish. If you list all of the qualities of a great bourbon, this one has them all, in my opinion.

On the bottle it says 'Beyond Duplication' and I would say, 'Beyond Comparison'. I know full well that it won't be everyone's favorite bourbon, but I doubt that any serious and experienced bourbon drinker would deny its greatness..............well, there will be some, but that is a small matter.

I say this because I sometimes think I have fallen into the trap of continually trying more bourbons when a few will do me at this point. It is unfortunate that there are so few bottles of the WT 12 YO left. But I will enjoy my two bottles (shucks, down to just a bit more than one and a half already) to the last drop.

One of you Kentucky, Ohio, VA, or WV guys ought to drop down to Cumberland, KY (sorry, I can't remember the name of the beer/liquor store, but there are only two in Cumberland and they are next to each other, and one of them, Tucker's, is closing) and get that bottle I left there...........you might find yourself willing to declare a new favorite too!

While I'm not drinking the higher priced whiskeys you are I'm CONSTANTLY going back and forth between which bourbon or rye is my favorite.

I finally figured maybe this is what makes the distilled spirit whiskey so damn great. Other than the few rocket fuels we stumble on, and they are few in my opinion, the variety and joy of most of the bourbons I've tried have brought nothing but pleasure. On one day for me I would swear on a bible this is my favorite. The next day it's another one.

I love this sort of dilemma.

Well, I like your style. As I, and others, have said, there are plenty of really good reasonably priced bourbons out there and the difference twixt them and the more costly bourbons is not great, and some will say non-existent.

For a while at least, WT12 will be in my favorite corner...........but who knows when I might change my mind. In the meantime, I will also continue to enjoy other bourbons.

So far, I haven't allowed my bourbon drinking dog, Barleycorn, near the WT12, or the Four Roses Single Barrel. But he has seen me sneaking around and sipping and keeps asking me what I am drinking. I been atelling him it is tea, but he sees that smile on my face and is suspicious!

I feel bad when I lie to my dog cause he thinks that makes it OK for him to lie to me..............which, of course, it ain't!! Now I ask you, who wants a dog that tells lies?

Mike wrote: But I say now that my favorite bourbon is Wild Turkey mid nineties 12 YO.

Mike,
Is this the split label?
Joe

Joe, I assume you mean the label is in two separate parts? If so, yes it is split and came in its own round box.