Best bourbon?

Pappy Van Winkle 23-year old is the "best". I suspect those making other suggestions above have not tried it, as it costs c. $220 a bottle.

All whisky is good, but "bourbon" has a legal definition. Among other things it must be US made, mash made from 51% or more corn and aged in new, charred oak barrels. Bushmill's and Crown are not "bourbon." BTW, many of the nominations above are made at the Buffalo Trace distillery - they just use different recipes, and age them different lengths of time, in different parts of the warehouses.

Agreed, Middleton and Ardberg are excellent antidotes to sobriety. But we were discussing bourbon.