James E Pepper?

[cowdery]

Since the label is so loaded with fiction, I'm not surprised that getting at the real story is like pulling teeth.

[Happyhour24x7]

So I bought this, and started this thread on a whim when I didn't have a lot of time to do my own research; and this discourse is better already than I could have expected. Thanks for that, and I hope more comes out. As I mentioned , the whiskey was decent, but the price point was much higher than can be justified for "decent"....

[Happyhour24x7]

A footnote: a friend of mine bought a bottle at the same time, and just opened it. He texts me saying he really didn't like it; upon a visit to his house it wasn't a palate difference. His bottle smelled horrible and was pretty much undrinkable. Quality control problems or fluke bottle, I don't know. Now I'm a little leery of opening the other bottle I have stashed. If anyone else has tried it I'd be interested in your experience.