I've been noticing that in the past few years, bourbons have been coming out in special editions: aged, single barrel, special selections... A bit like scotches have been doing for the past 15 years or so. This kind of tells me bourbon will soon be the new scotch or cognac on an international level.
Now, I like bourbon and I find it to be a nice change of pace from, well, scotch and cognac. My top 5 would be:
Maker's Mark 46
Woodford Reserve Small Batch
Elijah Craig 12 yrs,
Willett Pot Still Reserve
1792 Ridgemont Reserve