There's no such thing as a bad Dickel, or that is at least the conclusion I came away with after my wife, 7 month old daughter, and I made a little stop at Cascade Hollow to take the tour and sample the goods at the Dickel Distillery. This is no exception; in fact, it was my wife's favorite of the bunch (she found it the smoothest, which I suspect has to do with the lower abv). She's not even a whiskey drinker and even she likes some Dickel every now and again. And...Dickel 8 really is one of the best budget whiskies out there on the shelves. Sweet corn, vanilla, caramel, and a little woody spice get the job done. It's not complex, it's not nuanced, it's not particularly refined, even by Dickel's pretty straightforward flavor standards (the Dickel ain't subtle). If you want a great base for a whiskey and coke, or some Kentu...erm, Tennessee tea, or a pleasant sipper on the rocks to cool off on a hot afternoon, though, this Dickel do...so to speak.