Anyone try Heaven's Door bourbon from Bob Dylan? They had a cool mini variety pack and loved the artwork on the bottles - have yet to try the bourbon though.
I've not had it but made me think of another question.
I'm a bourbon noob. Know very little.
But whenever I see a product and the primary attribute is someone famous puts their name on it, I immediately discount it. Especially when that famous person is not related to the field of the product.
Anyone else like this?
95% of my knowledge comes from reading and watching more educated reviewers online, so basically not much. Anyway, the consensus among about 5 or so reviewers I've seen discuss spirits endorsed/owned and/or named by a celebrity will vary, so it's a crap shoot in general. I actually did get to try Heaven's Door once at my local Total Wine, and IIRC, it wasn't bad, not in my wheelhouse of what I like in bourbon and not worth its higher cost.
That said, I've fallen for a brand from a different sort of celebrity: Sagamore Spirit. The 'celebrity' involved is Under Armor boss Kevin Plank, who launched the distillery in 2013. They're still new but they're getting a lot of love from the whiskey world. I applaud Sagamore for sticking with its vision and not venturing into bourbon, as the state of Maryland's whiskey history revolves more around rye than bourbon, and 'local pride' is definitely one of their selling points. I'm very much a noob when it comes to rye, especially because it always conjured images of tongue-biting peper that was nearly as offensive as the punch in the face that ethanol delivers. Yet, I've had both their cask strength and double oaked with nary a bite of pepper. This has turned my perception of rye on its ear and I plan on venturing more into rye this coming year, because if I end up not liking other brands, I'll always have Sagamore, and while it's out of my normal price range ($50 for the cask strength and $54 for the double oak), I'll always have them to fall back on.