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Spoilers: Samples and scores
Sample
Whiskey
Wes
Nick
Tim
FINAL SCORE
A
Daviess County Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
82
83
83
83
B
Daviess County SBW Finished in French Oak
84
85
85
85
C
Daviess County SBW Finished in Cabernet Sauvignon Casks
Bill is the Co-Founder, Editor-in Chief, and official Bourbon-o-Phile for ModernThirst.com, and Founder and Chief Blending Officer for Four Gate Whiskey Company. He is a native of Louisville, KY in the heart of Bourbon Country. He attended the University of Kentucky in the mid to late 1990s.
He has also been published on Liquor.com. He has conducted various bourbon and whiskey tastings in cities across the country, and consulted for multiple national labels. He is married with two daughters, and lives in east Louisville.
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