The Best Bourbon You'll Never Taste : The True Story of A. H. Hirsch Reserve Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Distilled in the Spring Of 1974

Almost impossible to find today, A. H. Hirsch Reserve Straight Bourbon Whiskey has become one of the most revered American whiskeys in history. This is the true story of how 400 barrels of bourbon became a legend. Made at a Pennsylvania distillery founded in the 18th century, following the recipe of a Beam family distiller, on behalf of a retired executive of America's largest post-Prohibition distilled spirits company, it was almost lost and, today, is almost all gone. Written by noted American whiskey authority Charles K. Cowdery, The Best Bourbon You'll Never Taste is a history of America's whiskey industry in microcosm, from the small, farm-based distilleries of the frontier to modern, post-Prohibition producers and their contemporary brand marketing techniques. It explodes the myths and explores the mysteries of a remarkable and improbable phenomenon that helped elevate bourbon whiskey's international prestige.