Best bourbon?

Pops,
I am a Kentucky Wildcat fan--for half a century.
My dad, not really a sports fan per se, listening to Kentucky games on Armed Forces Network--as Kentucky had, even then a wide following of fans. (Rupp used to take the 'Cats into MSG for games and they quickly became fan faves).
One of my earliest, warmest memories was dad sitting in the kitchen in front of an old Emmerson Vacuum Tube radio, listening to UK play. 'Whatcha doin' Dad?'
'Come over here and listen to this game with me.'
Well, sitting with one's dad, listening to the 'Cats, or Cincinnati Reds, Yankees--just bein' with one's dad--does it get any better.
That was the 'first time' as my friend and author John Powers says...the 'last time' was December of 1976--at our family Christmas party. Never saw him again--alive.

Great memories--some of my best ever Jerry.

Good listening,

Larry

Larry - awesome story! I am a Vol - so we are rivals but SEC brothers!

Cheers

Pops,
I really, really liked Bruce Pearl...and think that what happened was a real shame...the SEC will miss his incredible talent as a coach.
Hope your new guy does great things...I really do.
Rivalry is fun...I'm a designer, but just posted a thread about Manufacturer's I Have Known, and featured Bobby Palkovic, one could call him a competitor... but more importantly he's a friend and incredible talent.

We can all coexist, support one another...

Thanks for the nice comment.

Good listening.
Larry

I just finished my first bottle of Maker’s 46 and find it much more complex, and flavorful than Maker’s Mark. If you are unimpressed with Maker’s Mark, and have little interest in Maker’s 46 because you’ve heard that it’s regular Maker’s Mark, given a little extra aging with some additional Oak staves (true), don’t let that deter you. It’s quite an improvement, IMO.

FYI: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePKd69z9qOw

Jim Beam is introducing a bourbon called Devil's Cut - it is a play on the "Angels Share" which is the roughly 30% that evaporates while aging in the barrel. There is bourbon left in the wood after dumping, Beam has found a way to extract that and marry it with 6 year old Jim Beam and bottled at 90 proof. I just tried some - it is spectacular! The wood and tannins from the barrel give it full-bodied flavor with a nice long finish - yummy!