[amazon_link asins=’B00H143UXW,B06Y1VGMH2′ template=’MT-product-carousel’ store=’modernthirstc-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’89cd9de4-ff80-11e7-ad0b-b3d612b3a656′] No, this isn’t the first time we’ve reviewed Bernheim Wheat Whiskey. It’s not the second, either. This is the third, actually. And we’re not embarrassed. Bernheim Wheat Whiskey is one of our favorites simply due to its uniqueness. It can run the gamut between a little thin and one-dimensional to sweet and luscious on the taste buds, depending on the bottling. Since our last take on Bernheim, we’ve seen a new packaging that included the addition of an age statement, which is, frankly, downright amazing in this day and age. Rather than the copper-ish plastic…
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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].
[amazon_link asins=’B00H143UXW,B06Y1VGMH2′ template=’MT-product-carousel’ store=’modernthirstc-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’89cd9de4-ff80-11e7-ad0b-b3d612b3a656′] Note: 1792 Ridgemont Reserve underwent a label/Packaging change and is now referred to as “1792 Small Batch.” The whiskey is the same, the packaging is all that has changed. Stats: 46.85% ABV (93.7 Proof) Producer: Barton 1792 (Sazerac), Bardstown, KY Warehouse: Z Age: NAS (formerly 8 Years) Mash Bill: Not stated, but higher-than-usual rye content Price paid: $28.99 What it is: 1792 Ridgemont Reserve is the flagship bourbon produced by Sazerac’s Barton 1792 Distillery in Bardstown, KY. Modern Thirst toured the distillery in February with the Bourbon Classic Media Tour and a recap with photos…
We’re coming up on the end of the month….Is everyone still enjoying some Old Weller Antique? With 46% of the votes, and no other bourbon garnering more than 17%, you’ve chosen Old Weller Antique to be March, 2015’s Bourbon of the Month! Here’s what you, our readers, are saying about Old Weller Antique: Al wrote via Comments: Al on March 2, 2015 10:56 am · Edit The people have spoken!!!! OWA is very simple and pleasant. Nobody can complain about it. If you expect something else and OWA isn’t it, your expectation is is misguided. There is plenty…
The story of I.W. Harper bourbon is not all that different from many other brands that rose to prominence and then disappeared in decades past. Countless brands rose and fell before, during, and after the dark days that were prohibition. But I.W. Harper is soon to be among the few that is staging a comeback, thanks to global whiskey giant Diageo. Modern Thirst was on hand on march 19th for a preview of the whiskey that should be hitting U.S. shelves in the coming weeks. Diageo Whiskey Ambassador, Dough Kragle, hosted the event at the Bernheim National Forest visitor’s center, and we…
I am often asked by visitors who come to the area to experience the bourbon culture of Kentucky which distillery I enjoy most. The regular names always come to mind- Jim Beam, Buffalo Trace, Makers Mark, Evan Williams, Woodford Reserve, etc. For some reason, one of the oldest and largest of the distilleries always seems to be missing from my list: Barton 1792. I can’t honestly say why, unless it’s because, like it’s sister Distillery (Buffalo Trace), Barton 1792 isn’t officially on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. I certainly like Very Old Barton, especially the bottled-in-bond iteration. I’ve never really given…
Some 2 decades ago, a venerable, prohibition-era bourbon brand ceased production. 20 years later it’s back. It’s not a unique story. Many bourbon labels have come and gone over the years, and many have been resurrected in the recent bourbon boom years. I.W. Harper is joining the list. I.W. Harper was founded by Isaac Wolfe Bernheim and produced at the Bernheim Brothers distillery in Louisville. That distillery eventually was replaced with the “New” Bernheim distillery now owned by Heaven Hill. However, many of the existing stocks of the distillery prior to Heaven Hill’s purchase were sold off with the business when Diageo…
At a recent meeting of the Bourbon Society of Greater Cincinnati, Buffalo Trace Master Distiller Harlen Wheatley spilled the beans on an potentially exciting new offering from sister-distiller, Barton’s 1792. According to Wheatley, there is a new Ridgemont Reserve 1792 sitting in bottles ready to be shipped. He didn’t specify exactly what that new product would be, but on the recent Media Tour for the Bourbon Classic, we were treated to a barrel proof 1792 that was, and I don’t say this lightly, absolutely amazing. While Wheatley is not the Master Distiller of Barton 1792, it stands to reason he…
It should be pretty obvious by now that Modern Thirst loves beer, right? And who doesn’t love a good fest? Put those two things together with a bunch of pretzel necklaces and a GoPro and you’ve got the makings of ModernThirst.com’s first video! We hope to have more soon! For now, enjoy!
ModernThirst reviews Garrison Brothers 2013 vintage bourbon.
What is an average red blooded American who happens to blog about and review whiskey on a regular basis to do when his home is blanketed under over a foot of soft, fluffy, white, COLD snow? Make a cocktail with it…out of bourbon, of course. I sort of winged this one based on what I had available in the Modern Thirst compound. It’s sort of a cross between a snow cone, a bourbon sour, and a whiskey grenadine. So it’s a Snourbon Grenadour…or something. Who cares? It was tasty. You’ll need: Bourbon (I chose Ancient Ancient Age 10…