Nah...you're thinking of the 16 year, which is very peaty with lots of phenols. The 12 is a special edition that is lighter on the peat but perhaps a bit stronger on the phenols. Reminds me of a Springbank 15 year in some ways. Great dram.

And I agree, High West making some good products.
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Old Grand Dad 100 BIB and Mello Yello is a pretty good mix even to this old man.
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I cleaned the shelf at Walmart neighborhood market last summer when Walmart culled the shelfs of upper shelf Whiskeys. It was closed out at 15 bucks a bottle. Cant beat that although Costco sells Redemption Rye at a little over 13 bucks which in my opinion for mixed drinks is no slouch.
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Maker's 46 is quite tasty as well.
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The popularity of small batch bourbons has made finding old favorites once plentiful a futile waste of gas and effort. I can find all the Bookers I want around town but its better brother Bakers 107 is non existent. Also Rowan's Creek and Noah's Mill has disappeared in the KC area where it used to be plentiful.
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I prefer Booker's over Baker's, personally.
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I wont push either away just have a strong preference for the latter.
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Bookers gets you pretty fucked up after just a few
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And I was by no means arguing with your taste, we like what we like.


Tonight I have decided a little Wathen's is in order. I haven't dipped into this stuff in some time.


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If you have the tolerance of a teenage girl perhaps.
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Have you had the Wathen’s Barrel Proof?
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I have not had that, assumed, pleasure.
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I have and enjoyed it. Granted, I don't know shit and after reading up on Wathen's, I was a bit turned off by their lack of process disclosures and their reviews sucked, but damn if I didn't like what I've had from them. On the sweet side, imo.
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Give it a try, if you can find it. I got it as a birthday present this year (about 3 months ago) and enjoyed the shit out of it.
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When I’m drinking, I go by the adage, Love is Blind :-)
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