[amazon_link asins=’B00H143UXW,B06Y1VGMH2′ template=’MT-product-carousel’ store=’modernthirstc-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’89cd9de4-ff80-11e7-ad0b-b3d612b3a656′] Exciting Developments At Diageo’s Shelbyville Distillery PR Newswire SHELBYVILLE, Ky., July 27, 2015 SHELBYVILLE, Ky., July 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — On July 6, the first barrels of whiskey started arriving at the brand new warehouse now standing in Shelbyville, Kentucky. From now until October, barrels will arrive every day for unloading into the warehouse. Stacked six high, the warehouse will hold a whopping 55,000 barrels. Four new employees, Vicky Storey, Austin Blakeman, Michael Dodson and Christopher Thompson, have just been trained in the past few weeks are working the forklifts and getting the barrels moved…
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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].
Jefferson’s Trey Zoeller and celebrity Chef Edward Lee put their heads together to create a blend of whiskeys to pair with Ed’s spicy Asian and southern-influenced cuisine. How does it stack up? check out our full review.
Check out our sizzling recipe for some tasty beer cheese using a habanero-infused craft beer!
What happens when a previously aged barrel of bourbon is placed on a ship to sail around the world, stopping in five continents and crossing the equator multiple times? ModernThirst.com tastes Jefferson’s Ocean Voyage 3 to find out! Check out our full review!
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Review and rating of Hancock’s President’s Reserve Bourbon from Buffalo Trace by ModernThirst.com
A Blind Tasting of two Barton-distilled bourbons available at affordable prices.
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A unique and spicy rye whiskey with big citrus character that should tempt the palate and price considerations of any rye enthusiast.