Wright Thompson is an American poet and master storyteller. Thank you for taking us on this journey.

For some reason the author thinks bourbon aficionados have an interest in reading about him, his family, and his liberal views. I would suggest he write an autobiography which I will not read.

I was really hoping to like this book when I heard about and started reading it, but the further I got into the book the more I realized it’s half a biography about Julian Van Winkle and half an autobiography about the author and his family which was extremely disappointing. The more I read the more I started reading about the author’s political preferences which like most people I could care less about. Lastly, you write a book about the Van Winkles and their famous distilleries and don’t bother to include one single picture of anything? Pretty disappointing as well to say the least.

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Great subject if the writer wouldn’t stop talking about himself. Tricked into a memoir when thought this was about bourbon.

This was a good read. As Julian said in the afterword, Wright is a wordsmith. This book transcends the world of pappy and bourbon and can create meaningful connections for anyone who reads it, even if you’ve never imbibed in your life.