Best bourbon?

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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!

The Liver killer!!

Pappy's 23 years is best, and can convince even a Scotch snob that Bourbon is a serious drink. Right behind it is Willett 18. Pappy's 20 years is terrific, and almost an entirely different thing from the 23, more rye-like in being spicier.

Woodford Reserve, Basil Hayden, Booker's, Blanton's, Maker's 46 all offer distinctly different spins on Bourbon at daily prices, to equally good quality levels.

Not a Bourbon, but I have to mention Bernheim Original Wheat Whiskey for being an exceptional medium for ingesting alcohol, and it happens to be quite affordable.

Phil