Drinking Freedom: 5 Bourbons You Should Try Now

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Back in 2009, something funny happened on the way to the scotch closet. Everyone ran out of money. Suddenly, dropping $50-$200 on a bottle of booze was a lot, and bourbon became the drink of choice for financial traders and cool guys alike. To figure out the best way to get a handle all this red-blooded awesomeness, we hit up Ethan Kelly of NYC's Brandy Library. He picked out a starting lineup of whiskeys that anyone can get down with, a tasting flight of soft bourbons, cocktail ryes, and spicy power whiskeys. As for how to drink them, Ethan says to drink them how you like them. If you need help though, he'd refer you to his mentors down South, where they recommend you drink it "quickly." Hit the jump to see what Ethan Kelly had to say about each of these bourbons, and why you should have a sit-down taste test with each...