As a Kentucky farm boy now returned to the Bluegrass after spending half his adult life living abroad, Richard Thomas is one of the few whiskey experts who can truly be said to have a foot planted on both sides of the Atlantic and a toe in India as well. This combined with his stewardship of one the world’s most widely read whiskey media websites makes him a leading independent whiskey writer. Jack Daniel's: Behind the Bottle is his fourth whiskey book, not including contributing to two anthologies. When away from work, he can often be found hauling a ruck, boxing or doting on his son.