I'm 66 years young. Been drinking Wild Turkey all my life. A friend brought a bottle to my birthday party, when I opened the present I was thinking " boy hope this whiskey is as good as mine. Guess what? A 3/4 bottle of Turkey is still in the garage on the counter. What a great whisky!

With lower alcohol %, the mix of flavors can be enjoyed by straight sipping, as I prefer. Even enjoying the smell before the sip is not preceded by a harsh, pepper nose hit as in higher proofs. I am not a beginner to Bourbon, however I'm appreciating less (alcohol) is more enjoyment. So happy to have first experienced BH, '23 Thanksgiving in Newport, RI @ Fleming's steak house.

My first experience with Hayden's Bourbon was shared with a "Hayden" in the Ohio Valley. A smooth somewhat manly taste that portended a smokey log cabin with an earthen fire place. Loved the flavor and gentle punch it provided. What made the occasion special was my blood line relationship with Basil Hayden, who was my Great, Great, Great, Great Granddad.

I tried it for the first time yesterday. My son in law set several bottles of bourbon out on the kitchen table for sampling. I kept going back to the Basil Hayden's bottle . I drink a lot of bourbon and I'll rank y'all's as one of the really good ones. I'm originally from Harlan, Ky. and I like good moonshine better than any liquor, though.

I just purchased Basil Hayden Dark Rye. This is the smoothest Whiskey ever !! The blend with port makes a great drink with a cigar fantastic!!! The aftertastes are superb!!! I can't wait to give this to my friends for their birthday!! Excellent job distillers !!!!

I started enjoying Basil years ago after one of my hunting buddies broke out a bottle after a long cold day in the duck blind. I've been enjoying Basil Hayden's on the rocks ever since! The best tasting, easiest sipping bourbon on the market with a super smoothe finish.

I hadn't had bourbon in years, decades actually. In prep for Christmas 2017 I asked the staff at our local liquor store which bourbon they'd recommend. I went home with Woodford Reserve which I found terrific - nice on the nose, smooth and slightly sweet in the mouth. We enjoyed that bottle and I decided to try something new again - this time it was Basil Hayden's. It's everything my Woodford was, but with a tad more intensity. I think the BH will be my winter 2018 quaff of choice.

Exploring bourbon in the UK is more challenging as we're limited in our choice. Had heard about this smooth bourbon from my local whisky dealer and he managed to get a bottle for me. First sip and I was converted. It has everything I want in a bourbon, complex, full of flavour and depth but wonderfully light. Am now spreading the word in UK and have given a bottle to all my close friends for Christmas! Absolutely wonderful!

I have been a bourbon drinker all my life. My grandfather was a Tennessee farmer who introduced me to bourbon at a early age. I am now 72 I have enjoyed many different bourbon. but this small batch bourbon is my favorite. Love this stuff just straight up or with a little ice.

Have been a Crown guy for years, but tried my first Basil Hayden drink night before last. It was my first of several over the next two nights. Very smooth bourbon that is great by itself on the rocks or mixed in a cocktail like an Old Fashion. Will be buying a bottle for my cabinet and will be replacing Crown with it as my new favorite whiskey.