Jesse James Bourbon

[GaryT]

I need to start running a tab on how much these forums are saving me I'd seen it around Georgia for the last few months, but never felt inspired to try it - although at some point out of sheer boredom probably would have.

So - that's about $15 in avoided wasteful spending :grin:

[cowdery]

I will make this positive comment. Most of the new non-distiller producer bourbons you see are mediocre whiskey in a fancy bottle for a fancy price. This may be less than mediocre but it's arguably a fair price, especially if you place some value on the imagery. My other observation would be that the bigger bourbon gets, the more caveat emptor seems to apply, which makes sites like this so valuable.

[JayMonster]

So what you are saying basically is that it may be crap, but at least it is cheap crap with a "Badass" mage.

[White Dog]

When I tried it I expected something worse. Not saying I liked it, but given the price and why it exists, the word I was thinking was "passable."

[smokinjoe]

OK. This adds nothing substantive to this thread...I know...But, some years ago my brother lived across the street from Jesse James Dupree. I remember that while visiting I would catch a view of JJD's wife. Shaaaamokin'...:bigeyes:

[yountvillewjs]

Has there ever been a good spirit created by/for a celebrity? I can't think of one worth drinking.

Do you count Jean Paul Mitchell a celeb? And do you consider Patron a good spirit? If yes to both, then there is one.

[JayMonster]

I assume you actually mean John Paul DeJoria, and no, while he may have garnered some celebrity status, he is first and foremost a businessman. So, I don't think this counts in what sku was talking about. Nor (do I think) does Copolla, since he actually owns a winery, which is much different than a product that has no ties to the celebrity in question but having their name on the label.

[cowdery]

Willie Nelson's Whiskey River was perfectly good bourbon, it just wasn't $35 a bottle bourbon. That's usually the problem. But I'm speaking as somebody who doesn't care about celebrities -- unless they're named Beam. For a Willie fan, maybe it's worth it. We here are superior beings, of course, but most Americans are obsessed with celebrities. The celebrity mainly gets the person to pay attention to a product they might otherwise ignore. That's the benefit for the marketer. The other adage, perhaps too often observed in the breach, is that over-promising in advertising only works once, and most products can't succeed without repeat sales.

[Lazer]

Is this the Jesse James that built motorcycles on the discovery channel? No, I'm not going to bother googling it. Anyway, the discovery channel JJ is a recovering alcoholic. Kinda funny if he's selling bourbon now. Not that there's anything funny about alcoholism. I guess ironic is a better word. :cool:

[silverfish]

Is this the Jesse James that built motorcycles on the discovery channel? No, I'm not going to bother googling it.

Then how about reading the first post in the thread - got time for that?....

[Lazer]

Yes, I read it. It doesn't say anything about the discovery channel or motorcycles. That doesn't mean its not the same guy.

[callmeox]

This Jesse James has a last name of Dupree and is in a band called Jackyl.

He's a different person than the outlaw or the tattooed philandering motorcycle guy with the same name.