recommend some bourbons?

wild turkey.... buffalo trace.... beam black... booker's bourbon (barrel strength).... wild turkey rare breed.

that should do yah.... now... i haven't tried all of those.... but they tend to be highly rated.

here's some more for yah if you need.

cheers! Doc

Fashishioned.

Any of the older Van Winkles, particularly the Pappy Van Winkel 20 or

-- Larry

The best Bourbon I have tried (It's not that many) is Elijah Craig. The only Bourbon I have had with some kind of complexity in it

It's nice

MacDeffe

I have a bottle of Knob Creek at home which I bought with the intention of it being the "everyday/sharing" bourbon. It's very nice; it's a

Expensive?

I think I paid 22 bucks for a fifth, so I'd call that "no".

Yeah, that is same ballpark as Maker's Mark.

In your opinion, is Knob Creek better than Maker's Mark?

I like it better than MM. MM has a more pronounced corn flavor; the Knob Creek has more oak / charcoal flavor. Also, MM is a sour mash, not sure if Knob Creek is or not.

When I was a kid, I remember we toured the Maker's Mark distillery. The smell of the vats was _wonderful_. Looking back, I wonder if my like for Whisky may have been started there?

Dave Hinz

One thing that sort of annoys me -- in a mild way -- is the stupid wax thing on the MM bottles.

(shrug) OK, well then you may be annoyed by Knob Creek too; they have a wax seal as well. Never bothered me, I dunno, and looks nice enough on the back bar. The wax seal on the KC is just there until you remove it to uncork the bottle the first time, though.

Dave Hinz

Well, the annoyance ends as soon as I take that first sip of MM. :-)

So it's a mild annoyance then, rather than a lingering one. That's good.

Fashishioned.

Elijah Crain is my all time favorite. I love the stuff. Whisky Magazine named it whisky of the year for two years in a row.

On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 11:49:02 -0700, the alleged Robert Anderson, may have posted the following, to alt.drinks.scotch-whisky:

In my opinion, I'd rather have a shot of Knob Creek than a shot of Maker's Mark. However, Woodford Reserve is in the same price range, and that would be another option. All three are very fine examples of Bourbon Whisk[e]y. If I were forced to choose just one, it'd be Woodford Reserve, with Knob Creek in a very close finish with the Maker's Mark (I find that the the Maker's Mark is a bit "harsh" for some reason that I can't quite put my finger on).

Regards, Rob

Knob Creek is excellent bourbon. 100 proof by the way. If you nose it, you can definetely smell the corn, and it has a sort of sweetness to it as well. Makers Mark is much milder, sort of like the difference between Glenlivet and Ardbeg.

Knob Creek is really a top notch bouron, and imo, light years ahead of Makers Mark.

It's not an Bourbon, but my favorite American whiskey is Van Winkle 13yo Family Reserve Rye. Fantastic, if you can find it. My local shops carry it only sporadically.

I looked at some bourbons. In the past, I have almost always been really happy with their Scotch reviews so I am sure their Bourbon reviews are good, too. Here are a few:

Maker's Mark

Knob Creek 9 YO

Buffalo Trace

Booker's

Wild Turkey Rare Breed

all of it.... it comes straight out of the barrel! no water added.

cheers! Doc