The Louisville Bourbon Society met on August 17th and attendees were treated to a tour of the soon-to-be-operational Michter’s Distillery in Louisville.
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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].
A fluid list of known Mash Bills, entry Proofs, Char levels, etc. from a large selection of well known bourbons and whiskeys. Updated August 2015.
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ModernThirst reviews Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon.
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ModernThirst does a blind tasting of three of the more sought-after 12 year wheated bourbons on the market. It’s Weller 12 Year vs. Very Special Old Fitzgerald 12 Year vs. Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 Year “Lot B.” Which one comes out on top? Read our full review!
MGP Ingredients, Inc. launches a bourbon of their own. Read more for the complete Press Release.
Here’s a first for Modern Thirst! We sample un-aged white whiskey, or “moonshine,” from Climax Moonshine in Ashville, NC. How did we like it? Read on to find out!