Mashbill - 75/13/12. My obsession with Hunter S. Thompson is what drove me to pick up a bottle of 101. Coming out of undergrad where I chugged cheap vodka, this was a breath of fresh air that started my obsession with whiskey which quickly snowballed into hours spent reading about it and cases filling my closets. 101 will always hold a place in my heart, but today's profile is a far cry from what it once was which I will indiscriminately blame on the French and the Italians before them. Bring back the 8 year & low entry proof. Jimmy, remember your old tagline: 101 proof, 8 years, no compromises. p.s. the new bottles look ridiculous.