Tried Basil Hayden's Bourbon for the first time tonight and found this high-rye whiskey to be a lovely lightly spiced complement to Yardbirds shrimp and grits dish. It laid softly on my palate and left a pleasant burning sensation lingering on my tongue.

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.

This is my drink of choice and I love introducing it to friends. It is gratifying to see others enjoy this as much as I do. My son's future father-in-law has adopted this as his favorite drink of choice as well after a fun evening together. We will surely share lots of Basil Hayden at the wedding in July.

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.

At my oldest son's birthday party yesterday, they poured me a glass over ice. I got involved with the party and the granddaughters and left the glass on the counter for 45 minutes. Started sipping it and BAM! Never had anything as smooth and tasty. WOW!

I'm relatively new to drinking burnout, especially doing so slowly in order to appreciate the drink. I've found my first bottle of Basil Hayden to be a new taste to my pallet, but filling me with a feeling that reminds me of quality time with a good friend and an old soul. Cheers!

Sitting on the back deck at the golf course watching the sun go down was my first taste of Basil Hayden. What a pleasant surprise. Aroma, taste , smooth after flavor. Had it serve with one ice cube. It has been my go to drink after golf . My only regret is having told others of this bourbon, now the bar manager is ordering extra bottles.

The best Bourbon. However, you do not need the metal BH band around the bottle. It looks like a COCO Channel woman's belt around the bottle. Men prefer something more simple. Also it probably increases your overhead. Trust your quality which stands on its own.

I've been a Kentucky bourbon drinker for thirty plus years. While there are many fine spirits by the multitude of distillers throughout the state, in my humble opinion Basil Hayden ranks right up there with some of the higher end distillations. None of which are more drinkable on a regular basis.

Saw good reviews on my 2A forum. Saw a pint at a really good price so I bought it. Room temperature, and drinking it near. Smells "immature", and you can smell the alcohol. Taste totally different. Taste like rye and is sweet. Probably better with ice or dash of water, but then I'll drink it too fast. It good and definitely worth a try.