To celebrate National Bourbon Day, Bill blind tastes 3 straight bourbons, PLUS the new Single Malt Scotch from Orphan Barrel Distilling, Forager’s Keep.
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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 Bill@ModernThirst.com.
Details on Batch One released!
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I’ve been saying for a while that the site lacks cocktail coverage almost completely. Well, we’re fixing that. Please welcome our newest contributor, Krissy Raque! Krissy will cover bourbon and whiskey cocktail content and other topics for ModernThirst.com. Krissy is a freelance writer and content marketer hailing from Louisville, Kentucky. She graduated from Centre College in 2014 and worked as a marketing manager for a nonprofit before pursuing writing full-time. She has a passion for all things bourbon-related and loves developing recipes and frequenting new restaurants. Follow her on Instagram @krissyraque or email her at kristin.raque@gmail.com Check…