Whats your favorite bourbon whiskey??

I saw that you have Makers Mark and Knob Creek on your list. For wheat bourbons I would suggest Makers 46, Weller 12yr, Van Winkle Lot B, Van Winkle 10yr either 90pr or 107pr. For somethink like Knob Creek, I would try Wild Turkey Rare Breed, Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit, or even a Four Roses Single Barrel.

@whitemike Thanks for the message, Ive heard great things about Van winkle so I think I'll give one of those a try. Thanks again for the help!

@JDwhiskey, Anything from Buffalo Trace, especially from their Antique Collection is my favorite. Their Eagle Rare10 is an excellent value for money choice, and their George T Stagg is their halo offering.

Technically speaking, it's not a bourbon whiskey, but a wheat whisky (the only one on the market in fact), but my fav is still the Bernheim Original.

You should try Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey if you're looking for something different (and very good). I also like William Larue Weller and George T. Stagg.

@JDwhiskey Booker's is an excellent bourbon. Since it is more than 120 proof, you'll need to add water to be able to experience all the flavors it has to offer, so you have more bang for your bucks.

I haven't hard much bourbon exposure but I have tried and own a bottle of Knob Creek 9 yr single barrel reserve 60% alc and it is delicious. I highly recommend it to friends.

Count me among the Buffalo Trace and Van Winkle fans: Van Winkle 15, Old Weller Antique 107, William Larue Weller, Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare 10, Elmer T Lee, and George T Stagg range from solid to spectacular. Four Roses also makes wonderful bourbon, especially their Mariage and single barrel offerings.

If you can find it, try Wathen's. The Medley family and their predecesors have been making whiskey for 250 years--eight generations. Find me a Scottish distillery that old. It's a straightforward but sublime bourbon, and one of my favorites.

Evan Williams Single Barrels are reliably good. I'm more of a Heaven Hill guy than a Buffalo Trace man. But BT has their Benchmark bourbon that at a $10 price point is surprisingly passable.

And, I'd like to second the Stranahan's recommendation. It's not bourbon, nor is it scotch, but it combined aspects of both for a unique experience. There are several reviews on this site, I encourage you to look them over.

Rowan's Creek and Noah's Mill was excellent as well.

I've not tasted a lot of Bourbon whiskies so far. I had a Elijah Craig 12 and a Maker's Mark. But I recently fell in love with Bulleit Bourbon.

Wild Turkey 101. After trying numerous others, the flavor of this stuff really surprised me (esp. given the price tag).

Parker's Heritage Collection 4th edition (10 yo wheated) would fit the bill for me!

I crave Pappy Van Winkle 15 more frequently than any other bourbon.

Wild Turkey 101

van Winkle 15 is amazing. The 10, 12, and in particular 20, are very good too

Four Roses Single Barrel...

I've only tired a few, but so far I'm partial to Makers Mark.

To add to my previous post, on the rye side of bourbon (after having a small dram tonight), my vote at this point would be Evan Williams Single Barrel (2000). While my experience on this side of the ledger is limited, I would not hesitate to nominate this in the 'Best Value' category. Only $27 in Illinois for this annually issued variation of the standard black label offering...very pleasant and full flavoured without being overpowering.

I know I'm probably in the minority but woodford reserve and eagle rare single barrel 10yo are two of my favorite everyday whiskeys. I am a big fan of blantons at a higher price point. Evan Williams black is a surprisingly sippable whiskey on the cheap.

Lately, I have been off of bourbon and find myself reaching for the scotch when in search of a dram, but I have really been enjoying the Makers Mark 46. Deep flavors with a nice spicy finish!

+1 for Noah's Mill (or anything by KBD like Johnny Drum, Rowan's Creek, etc.) and for Bookers. Those two are the standards for me.

On the overproof side, Willett Family Reserve is fabulous. Now, not the normal Willett's with the funny shaped bottles, but the Family Reserves are the ones that are in bottles shaped like wine bottles with a label that looks like a coat of arms and has colored wax over the cork. There are lots of different ages, but everything I've had was excellent!

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Wild Turkey Rare Breed and Blanton's Single Barrel stand out for me

@WHSKYLVR As an FYI, Willett Family Reserve bourbon is sourced bourbon so bottles will vary depending on the distillery, age, etc. KBD started up their stills for the first time early last spring so we should be seeing stuff from them in the coming years. Until then, expect variations from bottle to bottle.

I really don't have a favorite. There are way too many bourbons that I really love so not possible to single just one out. I do have a fondness for out of productions bourbons like Old Fitzgerald from Stitzel Weller or Old Grand Dad when National Distillers was making the juice (vice Beam as it is today). Old Forester when they were using the older still at DSPKY414 is pretty darn good stuff. On top of that, the personal barrel picks are at the top of my list.

@Bourbondork Good news on KBD getting active again! Didn't realize the Family Reserve was sourced either...Thanks for the info!

@WHSKYLVR, re KBD, yes, until the recent re-opening of the distillery, it had been since the 1980's since the Willett Family actually distilled whiskey there.

It will be a good while before we see much age in any of the stock from the re-tooled KBD distillery, or from High West, for that matter.

@JDwhiskey, my favorites are probably the Blanton's Straight from the Barrel, an older Pappy 20, a random Willett, and a recent Abraham Bowman (port finish). The Pappy is just too tough to find, and Willetts can have a significant amount of barrel variation, especially depending where it was distilled, and I don't know how easy it would be to get the recent Abraham Bowman in Ireland.

Blanton's Straight from the Barrel is a heavy sucker, and has, I think, one of the highest rye mashbills from Buffalo Trace. It's also one of the random bottles that is available in Europe and Japan, but not in the US. For all the talk of Pappy, I'd recommend Jefferson's Presidential Select 17 or 18 - if you really want to try an old wheated bourbon.

What sort of bourbons have you tried or looking to try? Any particular price range? A lot of the bottles listed on this thread are either very difficult to find or very pricey for a bourbon.

@markjedi1 Ha! Our whisky club met last night. Supposed to be bourbon night, but Bernheim Straight Wheat Whiskey crashed the party. My fave of the night, actually.

Didn't really care for any of the bourbons: W.L. Weller 12 yo Wheated Kentucky Straight Bourbon, Black Maple Hill Small Batch Bourbon, and High West: American Prairie Reserve Bourbon. I guess the Weller was ok, but ... I drink single malt Scotch whisky for a reason. It's NOT corny!