Fare thee well, Jim! Jim Rutledge, Master Distiller of Four Roses, announced today that he will be retiring on September 1st of this year. Truly the rock star of the bourbon industry, Jim is a down-to-earth and knowledgeable guy who is responsible for the re-emergence of Four Roses into not only a major domestic label, but also the cutting edge leader of the American Bourbon Boom. We named him our 2014 Distiller of the Year, and for good reason. Everything Rutledge’s distillery has produced in the past few years has been gold. Best wishes in your future endeavors, Jim, you…
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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 simple afternoon project to create a personalized piece of bar décor for your home bar using a power drill and a few other supplies easily available at your local hardware store or online.
For Immediate Release Buffalo Trace Distillery Announces the Winning Single Oak Project Bourbon The Holy Grail Project yields invaluable research results FRANKFORT, FRANKLIN COUNTY, KY (June 18, 2015) – The public has spoken and Single Oak Project Barrel #80 has been chosen as their favorite bourbon, while Buffalo Trace Distillery has gained a wealth of information through this research, such as how entry proof, wood grain, and even the cut of the tree can affect the taste of bourbon. Over the past four years, Buffalo Trace Distillery has been incrementally releasing 192 different bottlings of the Single Oak Project Bourbon…
Raise a glass tonight for David Beam, brother of Baker Beam, who passed away peacefully in Bardstown, KY yesterday. David was the son of Carl beam, who was the nephew of Jim Beam, and a direct descendant of David M. Beam, Master Distiller. David worked at the distillery for 38 years, and was the last distiller at Jim Beam to bear the Beam name. Obituary: Daniel David Beam, 74, Bardstown Daniel David Beam, 74, of Bardstown, died Monday, June 29, 2015, peacefully at his farm. He was a Catholic by faith and was a member of St. Joseph Parish. He was…
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Keeping track of what percentages of what grains make up each bourbon can be a chore. I’ve been tracking a number of mash bills for a couple of years now on a spreadsheet, and thought it was time to share.
Old Forester 1897 is the second in Brown-Forman’s Whiskey Row series of Old Forester releases that commemorate momentous events in Brown Foreman’s (or in this case, whiskey in general’s) history.
UPDATE TIME! These are not intended to be exhaustive lists of all whiskeys made, now or otherwise. They are my personal preferences for whiskey I own or have tried extensively. Where they have been reviewed for ModernThirst.com, I have added links. The Official “Modern Thirst Bourbon Lists” Top 10 Bourbons Overall: This category is pretty straightforward. I’ve tasted a lot of bourbons over the years, and though I may not own bottles of all of them today, or haven’t had them recently enough to write a full review, these are the 10 bourbons that stand out in my mind as…
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Old Crow Distillery DSP-KY-25 About a month ago, I was contacted by a representative of the Discovery Channel about speaking on camera for a proposed documentary about the history of the Old Crow distillery. My first inclination was to say “My handsome face on television? ABSOLUTELY!” After some careful thought, I didn’t want to portray myself as something I’m not (a historian), so I explained to the representative that my contribution would be quoting the work of actual historians, and she would be better off going straight to them. But I told her I’d be happy to appear, if they needed…
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