Early Times Kentucky Whisky

always on the lookout for cheap drinkability, I find this the same as a decade ago --- tasty and rough. good nose. yes, absent of depth and richness, yes, but not simple and simpleminded, and not unpleasant. sweet and with a bit of complexity. if it were not rough (and it also looks light in color) it would be something sippable straight, in a pinch. like benchmark, almost, which is a real bourbon with only roughness at the finish as its drawback.

I am a chef. I make my "bourbon" marinades, desserts and bbq sauces with this whiskey due to its lack of smokiness. It has almost no smoke to it at all. Smokey notes come through too strong with other similarly low priced whiskey. (Evan,Beam etc)