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[393foureyedfox]

any guy that loves bourbon and his dog is alright by me

[squire]

Thanks Doug, that gives me an idea for an avatar.

[smokinjoe]

I vote you do this. Good luck tracking him down. Look for the guy sharing bourbon with his dog, I guess.

I figure I'll take the Sheltie out there, set a spell, and drink some bourbon while the pups play.

[393foureyedfox]

I figure I'll take the Sheltie out there, set a spell, and drink some bourbon while the pups play.

but do it Mike style, and let the sheltie drive.

[dmarkle]

As far as I've found out there, this is the best site. Period. The mods are the best. There's a large community that were here before bourbon became The Thing, and they'll be here after as well.

I like the atmosphere of SB over every other online venue. I recently joined Bourbon Info Exchange. Chuck is seemingly much more ornery on that forum than on this one.

The vibe just is not as good. There's a lot of back and forth about insane prices for limited releases, and it seems like there are people on those forums that are trying to make it seem like $1XXX is a "fair price in the secondary market" for that stuff. It's like there are flippers with bottles to sell trying to foster an atmosphere where their bottles (or future bottles) will retain that high price.

Bourbon Info Exchange really has opened my eyes, though to exactly how much NDP whiskey was out there. It's just exploded. John Wayne whiskey? Really?

[TunnelTiger]

Love everything about this site. One thing is most of our members actually drink their whiskey.

[flahute]

I also find this site to be the best for a variety of reasons, among the most important being the presence of long time members with a boatload of knowledge and history (and as stated above they were here before it became "the thing"), the no tolerance policy towards flipping and selling which keeps it about the actual tasting and enjoying and learning, and, the absolute no BS policy here. I've been to some other bourbon site, and I've also participated in forums (and been a moderator of) for other hobbies and I can tell you how hard it is to keep things on track and keep the BS out of the discussion.

[squire]

One wonders if John Wayne would've drank the stuff currently bearing his name.

[berto]

r/bourbon on reddit is fine. There are a lot of ratings threads and some good discussion. There are a lot of noobs starting their journey and more experienced hands offering guidance. SB is the best though.

[ebo]

There is no doubt that SB is the leading internet source for all things bourbon. I follow few blogs, but Sipology and whiskeyapostle are 2 that I visit on a regular basis. I only drop in on BE once a month, or so. Unfortunately, the last couple of times that I've visited I failed to see any posts from the member "Mike" from Conyers, GA. I don't think he is a contributor here, as I think I would recognize his style. I always seek out his posts, as I found them thought provoking, in depth, full of information, and just totally entertaining. He is a very good resource on that sight. Anybody know if he is still around?

[flahute]

Hey! We have very little of those issues, here. Maybe, I'll have to drive out to Conyers to deliver a personal invitation to join us!

I've been over at BE.com deep in the forum archives reading posts from this "Mike" guy you are all talking about. Seems like a heck of a guy. A number of the regulars from those early days had a lot of incredibly informative things to say. I'll add to the group hoping you can get him to come over here.