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Originally Posted by CurtEgerer
So has everyone watched Pappygate on Hulu? Part of The Heist (or something like that) series.
I have a self-imposed $50 limit on bourbon, and preferably <$35. No real interest in the high $$ stuff - I've tried many and just don't have the taste buds to justify it I guess. Elijah Craig, Buffalo Trace, various Knob Creeks, Wild Turkeys & Woodford Reserves, Henry McKenna, Russell's, Larceny (most recently), etc. So many great bourbons in the $25-50 price category.
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I haven't watched it, but I'm of the opinion Pappy has become excessively hyped. I was looking back through some old photos from the early 2000's and saw I'd had a bottle of the Van Winkle special reserve. I think this was before the big hype started, so I probably paid $50 or so for it. I looked back through my notes and found I wasn't impressed at all. It was 'just' a regular bourbon. I can definitely tell the differences between bourbons, but the variety is nowhere near as distinct as with Scotch, although there are notable exceptions.
Now, I haven't tried the Pappy and any whisk(e)y is going to mellow with age. Also, the age can add complexity but not always. Either way, I can imagine it's interesting, but I seriously doubt it's anything close to as good as the price suggests. As you point out, there's a lot of good bourbon in the sub $50 range. I have spent more than that on a couple of bottles, but I don't feel the cost/quality curve is as dramatic as I've experienced with Scotch.
I'm always open to be differing opinion . . .