Don’t forget, Louisville Bourbon Drinkers! The August meeting of the Bourbon Society is on Monday, August 18th, at the Nucleus Building at 300 E. Market St. The Guest Speaker is Jim Rutledge, Master Distiller of Four Roses and overall bourbon rock star. You don’t want to miss this. Modern Thirst will be there. Local spirits producers Copper & Kings will be the featured speakers. Come on out!
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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].
One of the great perks of living in the midst of the Great Bourbon Boom is that there are more new options available to us than ever before. Producers are experimenting with new proofs, new recipes, and new concepts. Some of the recent developments: Barrel Proof Elijah Craig? Yes, please. Single Barrel Jim Beam? What took them so long? Barrel Proof Makers Mark? It’s on its way. But there are still so many great ideas left hanging in the world of whiskey, that I’m sure our readers could one-up the masters. If you could be master distiller of any producer for one…
ModernThirst reviews Bulleit bourbon, as requested by a reader.
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Last night marked the 3rd Monday of the month, meaning the Bourbon Society met at the Nucleus building in Downtown Louisville. As my first meeting as a dues-paying member, I decided to bring along a bottle of Four Roses Private Selections OESQ Barrel Strength bourbon to share with the table and the society in general. I can safely say it was a big hit, as it was nearly empty by the time the guest speaker, Fred Noe of Jim Beam Brands, took the podium. I’ll have a full review of it at a later date. Fred Noe, Master Distiller…
Very few developments in bourbon over the past several years have elicited such deeply held emotional responses as Diageo’s Orphan Barrel Distilling program. From bourbon bloggers to bourbon drinkers, there doesn’t seem to be anyone familiar with them who doesn’t have some sort of strong emotional reaction either in favor of or against these releases. Why? First, let’s review the Orphan Barrel Distilling project. The OBD project is a product of Diageo. For those unfamiliar, Diageo is the world’s largest spirits company, owning everything from Guinness and Red Stripe Beer labels to Bailey’s, J&B, Smirnoff, Crown Royal and Johnny Walker.…
Though Modern Thirst was unable to attend Monday’s meeting of the Greater Cincy Bourbon Society, the Chad Finni of the Soceity was kind enough to send us a recap along with some photos of the event! Looks like it was a great time! By Chad Finni, The 5th monthly event of The Bourbon Society of Greater Cincinnati proved to be yet another good one, but with a twist, or zest in this case. The Bourbon Society guest speaker offered history, banter, and of course, bourbon to taste. Bill Withlow, from Wiseguy Longue, along with fellow co-worker Kevin, joined us…
Today, Modern Thirst welcomes its first Guest Contributor: Justin McDaniel of Frankfort, KY. Jolly Pumpkin La Roja, Blend 11 Bottled 6-7-12 Reviewed 6-18-14 7.2% ABV Style: Artisan Amber Ale (Belgian Style) Brewer: Jolly Pumpkin By Justin McDaniel You tell almost anyone that you’re excited to drink a beer that is two years past its “bottled on” date and they will look at you like you’re crazy and probably make some kind of disgusted face. But if that beer is Jolly Pumpkin La Roja, a sour amber ale aged in oak barrels, then the age is totally justified since sour ales can age like fine wines as time…