I Thought I'd Hate This Affordable Bourbon. Until I Actually Took a Sip

I never would have picked up a bottle of Penelope Bourbon Rosé Cask Finish in a liquor store. If I saw the bourbon, with its delicate pink label, I probably would have rolled my eyes and said it should be stocked next to Fireball (which I consider alcoholic cough syrup that doesn’t deserve to be called whiskey).

Maybe I'm biased. I don’t like rosé and never have. The pink wine floods bars and brunches every summer, a season I dislike. The minute the thermometer climbs above 70 degrees, al...