Re: need advice on bourbon
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Greg Langelius *</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I would say that bourbon is meant to be drunk not long after <span style="font-weight: bold">bottling</span>; which means (to inexperienced me) that the customary ages on the bottle are desirable conditions.
Maybe O/T, I recently bought and tried "Devil's Cut"; which is processed from dumped casks to extract that remainder which is trapped deep in the wood. While flavorful and 'interesting', my take is that it leaves an overall bitter finish that I'm not at all charmed by. I will not buy more, and will not drink what I have without adding a ginger ale mixer. For my needs, plain old OGD is most adequate.
Greg </div></div>
Perhaps I misunderstood you, but a bourbon should last almost indefinitely in a properly sealed bottle without much if any alteration to taste. In fact, they found some of Shackleton's stash (in Antarctica I believe) recently and it was still good, over 100 years later.
Bourbons in general are younger than their Scotch cousins, and Pappy's seems to be more in line with Scotch aging tradition. Whether you prefer one over the other is up to you.
If what you were trying to say was that Bourbons are meant to drunk at a relatively young age, after 4-10 years in the barrel, than I completely agree with you (though I suppose some might not).
I also would recommend Buffalo Trace, it is a very good bourbon for the price.
