Another vote for Wild Turkey Rare Breed. Makers Mark, Bulleit and 100 proof Wild Turkey will do just fine in a pinch!
Best Sipping Bourbon/Ten Whiskey/ Sour Mash
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Amazingly, some of the best bourbons you've been suggested come from the same distilleries as those "cheap" bourbons you mention. Jim Beam Distilleries makes 4 very nice bourbons, Booker's, Baker's, Basil Hayden's, and Knob Creek. They all have very distinct flavors and can, as a group serve as a fine tasting party.
I absolutely love Bulleit, it is a great value. But Blanton's is probably my favorite out of all I've tried.
Thus starts the WAD (Whiskey Acquisition Disorder). The next step is the cigars and the CAD.
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Glad you are enjoying it. There's alot of good stuff out there.
My drinking friend is making me recommend Gentleman Jack as a sipping Tennessee whisky. I don't mind it but he thinks very highly of it.
for me it's southern comfort with a squeeze of fresh lemon or lime..
The comment on American whiskeys is especially of note when you realize that Scotch whiskey and Irish whisky is aged in used American oak barrels used for Bourbon first!
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I prefer Genltleman Jack. I pour a double shot is a heavy, glass whiskey sipping cup. It is important to drink it straight up at room temperature. Add about a half teaspoon of room temperature water to make the whiskey open up and ENJOY!!!
beachape:
For me...I tried, was 'surprised', interested and really like George Dickel No. 12Tennessee 'Sippin' Whisky .
Very smooth and full-bodied when 'Sippin' and this Whisky has a hint of maple sweetness and a touch of pepper. Lastly, in my opinion, it is a 'touch' of spice and is aromatic with a medium-dry finish.
By far...the best and 'smoothest' Sour Mash Whisky I've had...best sipped by itself or with a splash of water (I like it 'on-the-rocks' and let the cubes melt
before 'Sippin'). However, it does mix well and I like it best with Cranapple Juice ... especially when 'paired' with a Cuban Cohiba Siglo III Cigar 
PS George Dickel No. 12 Tennessee 'Sippin' Whisky image is courtesy of B & B Member Castlecraver
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I'm a big fan of Gentlemans Jack and Jack Daniel's Single Barrel, currently got a bottle of Silver Select - highly recommended!
I'm a fan of smoothness in a bourbon sippin' whiskey . . . and two very, very smooth bourbons not mentioned yet are 1792 Ridgemont Reserve and Four Roses Small Batch.
For a little more spice, caramel, and character, I like Knob Creek and Woodword Reserve.
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For a little more spice, caramel, and character, I like Knob Creek and Woodword Reserve.
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I finally found a great sipping whiskey: Maker's Mark. I like it because it is smooth and a little sweet.
I'd also like to throw Elijah Craig into the mix. Cheap ($28), and awesome. I get notes of carmelized banana... del-ic-ious.
Double plus on the Buffalo Trace, Maker's Mark suits me fine too.
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Another vote for Dickel #12 in the tan bottle. In terms of bourbons I like Russel's Reserve and Buffalo Trace, but to get the best sipping American whiskey you just have to remember...
Water's for washin', Dickel's for drinkin'
Water's for washin', Dickel's for drinkin'
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I find myself (and the wife) going back to Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 year time and time again. There are times we will have 4-5 different bottles of bourbon in the house and this is the one we seem to keep buying. Not super expensive, but not cheap either (~$50/bottle?). Well worth it in my opinion.
