I like bourbon.
I’m not a particular fan of Jim Beam, unless it’s the hard-to-get Green Label. Under normal circumstances, one of my favorites has been Maker’s Mark. However, I rarely have it at home. To be blunt, it costs twice as much as Evan Williams and just isn’t twice as good. That’s why Evan is the house bourbon around here: adequate quality at a good price.
However, on those occasions in the future when I have extra money to spend on a higher quality bourbon, The Mark is unlikely to be my bottle of choice anymore. It seems that due to “shortages,” they will be watering the stuff down. Oh rest assured, they say, it will taste the same. Right.
Congratulations guys, I do believe you’ve lost a customer. In the words of Matt Bors:
Maker’s Mark is dead to me.
So maybe there is some Knob Creek or Woodford Reserve or even Bulleit in my future. And don’t think I’ve forgotten that Evan Williams has a very nice single barrel offering….
I don’t have a sophisticated bourbon palate, so Jim Beam suits me fine. And at less than half the price of MM, it’s good enough for me. I’ll keep an eye out for Evan Williams, though, when this bottle runs low.
Lot smoother than drinking Stolichnaya, I’ll tel you that… 😉