Hello all! I'm a new guy with a love of Bourbon but can't seem to find the right one, I'll start off by saying I'm no well read bourbon drinker and I may have taste for something many Bourbon drinkers might not like, but if you could please lend me some recommendations I would be forever great full.
Any ways my search started many years ago when I was in El Paso, we went to Mexico, yes Mexico and stopped in a Liquor store as we walked the racks all the old faces were there, all the Big box American Names, Jack, Wild turkey etc, etc and all alone on the bottom Rack was a bottle (That looked all most like a Jim Beam) called Juarez Whiskey: Straight American Bourbon.. So we bought a few (At 10 bucks why not) and took them home.. It ruined Bourbons for me, it was so smooth so sweet it was insidious, it was like drinking warm Velvet, it was full of Vanilla, Caramels, Fruits, buttery sugar spice and everything nice, it was just amazing, very little spice IE pepper burn, and some how no, and I mean NO burn, any where, start or finish. And ever since then, I've been on the hurt for something similar if not comparable to it. I've tried many Bourbons and I've enjoyed none of them neat, I just got done trying bernheim wheat whiskey, terrible to me, it was like trying to drink a bottle of Cracked black and green Pepper, awful.
Tried Larceny, smelled wonderful! but unless I mixed it with about 2 cubes worth of water I couldn't drink it neat.
I might need to take cover for this one, but tried Makers Mark, and I threw the bottle away, I know it has many loyal fans, but it tasted like Sick to me sorry, i'm not trying to insult any ones taste, but its what I tasted, maybe i'm just a big wimp with a soft mouth(Just don't call it "Purdy") but this is what I'm looking for.
Some thing Smooth, with little to no burn, or bite, sweet and full of Caramels and sugars, I've heard Blanton's has some of this, but at 60-100 bucks I'm scared to try it out. If you could throw any ideas or names my way I would be much appreciated. Thank you for your time and help gents