By Bill
We’ve spoken often about the recent “Bourbon Boom,” but CNN Money really puts it into perspective in their article this morning featuring Fred Noe, the master distiller of Jim Beam brands.
http://money.cnn.com/2014/02/06/news/companies/bourbon-boom.pr.fortune/index.html
It’s a great read into the bourbon industry and its recent surge in sales and popularity both overseas and here in the United States. Check it out!
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. You can follow him on Facebook and Twitter @BillStraub and email him at [email protected].