by Mike » Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:36 pm
I pride myself (perhaps falsely) on having catholic tastes. I like wheaters (Van Winkle products, all...........and many others) and high ryes (Four Roses Single Barrel, Old Grand Dad, Wild Turkey............and many others), but it shouldn't be a surprise, given the variety of bourbons available today (leaving aside the question of the loss of quality vis a vis the old time 'favorites') that some bourbon profiles just fail to connect with some of us.
Maker's Mark has many devotees, but to me, it is mediocre at best, and Beam products are barely making the grade as far as I am concerned. The best Beam products in my opinion are Knob Creek and Booker's and I haven't written home about them...........ever.
Sites like BE give those of us who love bourbon (simply because we like it and like to discuss it) a place to talk about it in depth, irrespective of the one that sells the most or is best known. It is nice to be among bourbon friends!!
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rage at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light. - Dylan Thomas