Author: Bill

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].

Neiman Marcus Orphan Barrel Fantasy Bourbon Experience

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By now, you may or may not have heard of the whiskey gift available in the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book.  Now, before I go any further, please understand that the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book is a catalogue of “fantasy” gifts.  While there are numerous items on the list under $250, the highlights of the list are fantasy gifts- often one of a kind, and usually wildly expensive.  The gifts on the list have, over the years, included everything for an entire black angus cow (alive or in steak form) to a $35 Million Boeing Business Jet.  So there is a level…

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Ancient Age Five Star?

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Look what just came through TTB label approvals: Conspicuously absent is an age statement and the words “Straight” Bourbon. Instead, we get “Kentucky Bourbon with Natural Flavors.” Really, Buffalo Trace?  Really?

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