What a great thread; I didn't realize small batch bourbons existed. Here in Canada, the Liquor Control Board stores sell a good selection of Scotch whiskeys, but the bourbon selection is pretty limited. I buy most of my hard liquor in Washington state at the duty free (you can bring back a 1.14 liter bottle (40 oz) of hard stuff after 48 hours away, but it's mostly Jack Daniels and Maker's Mark.
There is nothing worse than cheap bourbon. When I was in high school, I drank three cans of warm Olympia beer followed by a styrofoam cup of Old Crow. A little while later, I threw up all over myself and was hors du combat for the rest of the evening's festivities... For the next few decades, I would feel sick at the smell of bourbon. But by way of good scotch and good rye (Canadian whiskey, another good topic!), I have reacquired a taste for bourbon.
I will have to seek out some of your learned recommendations. Thank you!
-L.