From one Squire to another, nothing is better than Gentleman Jack, but Makers Mark is a darn good second! All the others talked about aren't bad either, plus a few not talked about!
OK since this is back to top here goes... Sat nite my buddy and I did a blind taste Evan Williams vs Makers Mark, had the ladies pour one finger of each in two sets of glasses, He and I are AVID MM drinkers, we tasted them both neat with water to wash in between. BOTH of has had and instant smile and THOUGHT we had picked the right one (the Makers) sure as hell we BOTH picked the Evan Williams! Go figger. Went to EW website and it's the oldest distiller in the country. BTW the Evan was about 15 bucks for a half gallon. Blew us both away and now have a bottle of each.