The Bourbon Review 12+

Greetings, I concur with Thom Buck he absolutely nailed it in his review. This is exactly what I have been thinking and feeling all along since I’ve started drinking whiskey and bourbon as a young man in the Marine Corps. I had no idea what I was doing initially and was following the packed drinking Jack Daniels, Jim Bean, Evans Williams, George Dickel, and whatever else was inexpensive in the package store on base. I knew I’d like to taste the sensations and everything else with whiskey and bourbon but I did not realize or understand there was more. I think I got lucky, as I was promoted I got a couple of extra dollars in my monthly check, I tried more varieties. I found the Hirsch 16-year-old which was phenomenal at $50 a bottle initially year's ago. I have been chasing that taste, that flavor, that experience ever since it became unavailable. If anyone has a suggestion please let me know.

As someone who has spent far too much on the brown elixir of life over the last several decades...I finally came to the realization that I didn’t feel guilty about buying great Bourbon. It was only when I was manipulated into spending money on disappointing whiskey that I questioned the sanity of my purchases.

I say “manipulated” because I found myself relying on distinctive bottles, artsy labels and poetic descriptions published by the distiller to make many of my Bourbon selections. However, once I began reading The Bourbon Review I saw not just my knowledge of this amazing libation grow...but indeed my taste-pallet also expanded in sophistication.

The Bourbon Review is not just entertaining and resourceful but it has made me a more thoughtful consumer of this historical drink. The Bourbon Review has generously introduced me to a my newest...Friends of the Mash...and I thank them for it!

Thom Buck

Best informational app on bourbon I have ever used helped me on my bourbon knowledge as a Manager in the Service Industry.