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Katy Ford's avatar

As someone who sold bourbon for 10 years with a distributor, as a “whiskey specialist,” (receiving the job having never drank an ounce of bourbon/whiskey, save for 2 of the aforementioned wisemen, Jack and Jim. Shudder.) this piece resonates so much more than any other I have read of your writing.

The unlikely story of how I came to love bourbon is one I tell often, and one of the rare stories that nearly everyone I engage with in telling it will actually resonate and absorb it. Even if they say they do not like to partake, they will almost always try at least one pour with me.

Thank you for your experience. I share a very mutual viewpoint.

Cheers! To many more years and pours to come!

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myra's avatar

I would have turned my nose up—literally and figuratively—at such a glowing description of whiskey and bourbon. My belief being that both are too popular to be really that good or worth the hype. But then you mentioned Rye. Redemption. Templeton Rye completely changed my perspective on the entire whiskey and bourbon family. I was finally able to appreciate the nuances of such a strong liquor (which, like you mentioned, was introduced by way of Jack and George Dickel. If you haven't tried it Templeton yet, I highly recommend it.

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