Bourbon Veach
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Michael Veach was inducted into the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame in 2006. He's written and contributed to five books and is the foremost authority on bourbon history. In addition to this he is the former Filson Historical Society Bourbon Historian. Michael has provided bourbon history education in many different forms over the years.
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13h ago
About 18 months ago, I received an email from Herman Mihalich, the owner of Dad’s Hat Distillery. I met Herman a few years ago at a whiskey dinner in Washington D.C. I had been invited to the dinner by Bill ..read more
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3d ago
I found this whiskey last month while in Westport Whiskey and Wine. It was expensive at a little over $150.00, but decided to get it anyway. It is a Bourbon that has been finished in Sherry casks for 1.5 years ..read more
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5d ago
I was watching a video on YouTube the other day and the filmmakers who were reviewing whiskeys were complaining that 90 proof whiskey was too low of a proof. They wanted something that was 120 proof or higher. I thought ..read more
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1w ago
This month was a hard choice for the whiskey of the month. We had several whiskeys to choose from and decided on the Hard Truth Four Grain Bottled-in-Bond over Michter’s Barrel Strength Rye and Old Elk Cigar Cut Bourbon. We ..read more
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1w ago
I always look forward to getting a delivery of a bottle of Michter’s – or should I say Rosemary gets a bottle! She always gets a bottle before I do and then claims the second bottle for her collection of ..read more
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1w ago
It is Derby time in Kentucky. I thought it would be a good opportunity to list some Bourbons with ties to the Derby. There are many connections between Bourbon and horse racing in Kentucky. Here are four such Bourbons you ..read more
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2w ago
Recently, Rosemary and I were asked to pick some barrels at James E. Pepper Distillery by Steve Akley. The other members of the team picking the barrels were Royce and Rebekah Neeley, Maggie Kimberl and Fred Mozenter. We gathered at ..read more
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2w ago
I like Four Roses Bourbon. It has been a few years since I visited the Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky and they have expanded since I last visited. Since my friend Al Young passed, I have not had the excuse to ..read more
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2w ago
The other day, Rosemary and I had a Bourbon themed date lunch. We started the date with lunch at a local restaurant and cocktail bar called North of Bourbon. It is located on Goss Avenue in Louisville and we had ..read more
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3w ago
I was recently asked to speak at the tenth anniversary meeting of the Greater Cincinnati Bourbon Society. I was the first speaker at their first meeting back in 2014. They have had me back several times since then and I ..read more