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Author: Bill
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].
Monday, August 11th marked the latest meeting of Cincinnati’s Bourbon Society. The guest speaker was Seth Thompson of The Bourbon Review. Seth spoke about the history of the publication, including its first issues and its Bourbon Country Guide annual release. The Bourbon Review is a well-known and well respected publication, and Seth’s presence shows that the Society plans to continue to bring a wide mix of bourbon related experts to its members. The Society then tasted two separate offerings from Wild Turkey. The First was a Russell’s Reserve 10 year Small Batch. Tasting notes included: Smooth caramel taste, buttery. Initial…
Smooth Ambler is a label definitely growing in popularity amongst bourbon fanatics. Thus far, Modern Thirst hasn’t reviewed any of their products. However, over the past week or two, we’ve collected four different Smooth Ambler offerings and will be systematically reviewing them here on the site. We’re starting with Smooth Ambler Old Scout 7 Year Bourbon. Stats: Distiller: MGP, Lawrenceburg, IN. 49.5% ABV (99 Proof) Aged: 7 Years Mash Bill: 60% Corn, 36% Rye, 4% Malted Barley Batch #73 Bottled on: 5/22/2014 What it is: Smooth Ambler is a West Virginia based spirits company. They do own a working still,…
[amazon_link asins=’B00H143UXW,B016YPDI3A’ template=’ProductCarousel’ store=’modernthirstc-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’06fcabde-89a9-11e7-b0cb-753080d9149d’] At a recent trip to Westport Whiskey & Wine in Louisville, Matt and I had a little extra time, so we decided to drop in to the shop’s whiskey tasting bar to taste and review a couple of bourbons I haven’t yet written about on the site. For those in Louisville, Westport Whiskey & Wine is a great shop with a fantastic tasting room, and always a great selection on their shelves. The Owners, Chris and Richard, are always friendly, always helpful, and very knowledgeable about their business. After chatting with Co-Owner Chris Zaborowski…
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On Friday, Matt travelled down I-71 for a weekend full of bourbon, golf spectating, more bourbon and…umm…I’m forgetting something…oh right: Bourbon! Together, we (hereafter referred to as the Modern Thirst Brain Trust), spent half the week braving the seas of mud and monsoon-like downpours at Valhalla watching the PGA Championship and the rest at my bar sampling the best bourbons and ryes the Modern Thirst compound has to offer. If this photo doesn’t adequately portray the awesomeness that is 2 inches of rain per day for 4 days combined with 250,000 spectators, then nothing will. This is the entrance to…
Liquor.com has asked various bourbon bloggers and reviewers to provide their insight on the five best bourbons available today at under $30. With a stable of over 50 whiskey reviews now, Modern Thirst is stepping up to the plate! So here’s our list of great bourbons that can be purchased for less than the cost of a decent cab ride in a lot of cities. We used only bourbons we have fully reviewed on ModernThirst.com in order to provide accurate tasting notes. Four Roses Single Barrel (100 Proof) $29.99 – Full Review Appearance: Bright copper Aroma: Floral potpourri, caramel, maple…
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What do you get when you add 5 bourbons lovers, a microphone, and five really bad bourbons? A podcast! Modern Thirst and Big Earl’s Beverage Company (of Nicholasville, KY) were invited to join Bottom of the Barrel’s “Bourbon Limbo” podcast last weekend. So off I went to meet some fellow bourbonites. The premise of the podcast is simple: A blind tasting of five of the cheapest and/or worst-selling bourbons at Big Earl’s Beverage Company and see if there is any worth to any of them. The results are highly entertaining. Check out the podcast at Bottom of the Barrel and listen to their…
ModernThirst reviews Bulleit 10 Year Bourbon