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I am so sorry to hear that your appreciation of spirits is so limited.

Bourbon is the finest of American liquors and revered worldwide. It can only be produced in Bourbon County, Kentucky. Yes, Tennessee does produce a fine whiskey but it will never be a bourbon.

I'm not sure that one can properly compare an hand-crafted, aged liquor like Makers Mark to a brash, young intoxicant like One Barrel rum - but to each his own.

Cheers!

I am so sorry to hear that your appreciation of spirits is so limited. Bourbon is the finest of American liquors and revered worldwide. It can only be produced in Bourbon County, Kentucky. Yes, Tennessee does produce a fine whiskey but it will never be a bourbon. I'm not sure that one can properly compare an hand-crafted, aged liquor like Makers Mark to a brash, young intoxicant like One Barrel rum - but to each his own.

I agree that Bourbon is the finest of American liquors. And it can only be produced in Bourbon County. ( I use to do computer consulting for liquor distributors here in New Mexico). I agree that US produced (including Puerto Rico) rum's only attribute is it is cheap. But start comparing rums such as Cana de Flor, 18 year, made in Nicaragua. I will take the rum. And there are even better ones but much more expensive.

“It can only be produced in Bourbon County, Kentucky.”

I agree with your sentiments 100% on the merits of bourbon but feel the need to correct a small mistake. Bourbon is produced all over central Kentucky.

Bardstown, KY is the bourbon capital of the world and is in Nelson County (home to such delights as Heavan Hills’ Evan Williams and Elijah Craig and my personal favorite, Ridgemont Reserve’s 1792). Jim Beam is in Bullitt County (with rick houses all over the place out here). Makers Mark is in Marion County.

Come to think of it, Bourbon County, KY is a silly dry county and I am not sure they even distill or rick bourbon there (anymore, anyway). They might have a lesser animal of bourbon distilled there.

From the article itself I take offense! Jack Daniels isn’t even bourbon. It is a nasty tasting Tennessee sour mash. Blech! I think that other Tennesse libation, Gentleman Jack, however, gives most Kentucky bourbons a pretty good run for their money — I hope my neighbors don’t find out I said that...

BTW, Scotch whiskey is aged in old, used boubon barrels. Why? Because scotch needs all the help it can get.

Here’s to you Aevery_Freeman, I will now raise a glass of Kentucky’s finest in your honor, a fellow connoisseur of the gentlemens’ drink of choice.

Cheers!