In other cases, panelists pointed out different bottlings within a single line. In a few instances, the panelists indicated complete lines of bourbons that bore the same name, not just a single bottling. In those cases, editorial judgment determined final rankings. There were a number of ties in the lower rankings. The final order was determined strictly by the votes received. (One self-serving endorsement would not land them a spot on this list, however, as every bourbon here received multiple votes.) They were allowed to reach way back to pre-Prohibition years, cite bourbons they could never have tasted, and yes, in the case of distillers, include their own creations. Each participant named five to 10 bourbons that made a difference - not their favorite bourbons, or the ones they thought tasted best, but those bottles that were influential, innovative or otherwise held a significant place in bourbon history.
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