re: Whiskey/Bourbon/Scotch appreciation thread Volume II

The official SMS first annual bourbon bracket has concluded. I will be providing the results over the next few days/week.

Let me remind everyone of the rules:
Each selection had to be bourbon <$100 aftermarket
Each selection was given a number ahead of the bracket. All I was given by Mrs. SMS was the 2 numbers that were competing. I didn't receive the names until the end.
Games were played head-to-head with the scoring below.

Taste: The intensity of the taste. 40 pts possible
Finish: The quality of the finish. 30 pts possible
Complexity: How complex was the flavor: 20 pts possible
Nose: Different aromas. 10 pts possible.

North Bracket Round 2:


Yes all... LA1 made it to round 2. Doesn't it look proud standing tall with its other competitors.

Yellowstone - 61
Old Scout 7 - 70

Old Scout 10 - 60
Bowman Brothers - 68
This was a huge upset in my eyes.

John J. Bowman - 73
LA 1 - 29
LA 1s unlikely run came to a very abrupt end.

Savannah - 66
Rowans Creeks - 56

Those Bowman guys make some seriously good stuff.