The Best Bourbon You'll Never Taste Paperback – August 31, 2012

I'm a bourbon geek, and I know a bit about bourbon and its history. I thought I knew a little about AH Hirsch till I read Chuck's book. It's a good book, written by a guy that knows what he's talking about when it comes to the history of bourbon. If you're the least bit interested in bourbon and/or its history, this book is a must have, as is Chuck's other book, Bourbon Straight. Fun, interesting, and very well written.

This book describes the complicated history of a bourbon product that ended up being bottled under the label of A.H. Hirsch Reserve. As the title reads, it was distilled back in 1974. Very few bottles exist today of what is described as a great bourbon.The demand for bourbon fell during the 70s and 80s. At that time many of the small distilleries were producing mashes under numerous labels for different customers. Since making whiskey requires a large investment up front and the product cannot be sold for several years many of the distilleries were owned by banks.The distillery for this particular product was located in Pennsylvania and is no longer in existence. When the distillery went bankrupt many barrels of whiskey were aging in barrels. An investor/broker purchased the stock during an auction, stored the bourbon in steel containers for many years before having it bottled when the demand for bourbon increased, under the A.H. Hirsch label that was owned by the broker.The bourbon had a great taste and quickly became high in demand that came with a price. Some folks have run across this product in small town stores and bought up the entire stock.Bourbon lovers will enjoy the history.

I have picked up many whiskey books that were long on words but not very rich in substance. This little book is quite the opposite. It is a very dense history on one small down and out distillery that happened to make great whiskey. Woven in and out of the story is loads of overlapping history of more well known names, places, and disllieries.This is a great read that will stick with you long after you have put it down. It gives the whiskey enthusiast much to discuss with like minded people.

if you are a fan of The original Michters and are interested in the story of how the A.H. Hirsch Michters expression came to be, this is an interesting and informative book.

This is a great book. It is not very long but it is very very dense. It takes you from the begining of bourbon making in the USA to present day. All all while being tied to the super rare A.H. Hirsch bourbon. I read this book over the course of one night and learned more about bourbon than I had in the past year. This book is definitely worth a read if you are marginally interested in bourbon or American history in general. Oh, and thanks to the book I found a place that has this bourbon and it is very delicious.

If you enjoy bourbon and its history I think you will find this to be a very interesting read. Not only does it go into the story A. H. Hirsch Reserve bourbon and its notoriety but it also covers a lot of the general history of bourbon and whiskey not only in Kentucky but the role western Pennsylvania played in whiskey. It gives some interesting insight into many of the key players in the development of whiskey and bourbon in particular.

For a bourbon and rye whiskey neophyte it was an interesting read. Probably tastes better than the read but that wasn't offered.

some interesting bourbon history is presented here.many familiar names from other bourbon families and companies come into play.Chuck is a real bourbon fan and his expertise comes through.I've enjoyed reading it.I found 2 bottles a few years ago and was smart enough to grab them, so for me, luckily, the title doesn't apply.