Author: Michael R. Veach

Mike And Matt Taste Midway Distilling Company Reclaimed & Recharred Finished Rye Whiskey

Midway Distilling Company started life as Bluegrass Distillers, but when they had a chance to relocate to Midway, Kentucky, they changed their name to honor the pre-Prohibition Midway Distilling Company. This rye whiskey has been fully aged in new char…

Midway Distilling Company started life as Bluegrass Distillers, but when they had a chance to relocate to Midway, Kentucky, they changed their name to honor the pre-Prohibition Midway Distilling Company. This rye whiskey has been fully aged in new charred... Continue Reading →

Mike And Matt Taste Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series High Wheat Bourbon

The other day Bardstown Bourbon Company sent me a sample bottle of their latest release in their Origin Series – a high wheat Bourbon. This Bourbon had a mash bill of 53% corn, 39% wheat and 8% malted barley. It… Continue Reading →

The other day Bardstown Bourbon Company sent me a sample bottle of their latest release in their Origin Series – a high wheat Bourbon. This Bourbon had a mash bill of 53% corn, 39% wheat and 8% malted barley. It... Continue Reading →

The Lever Food And Fuel Control Act

Back in August 1917, the government passed the Lever Food and Fuel Control Act. This measure was passed, in theory, to control food and fuel during the First World War. It passed with the support of prohibitionists. What the act… Continue Reading &#8…

Back in August 1917, the government passed the Lever Food and Fuel Control Act. This measure was passed, in theory, to control food and fuel during the First World War. It passed with the support of prohibitionists. What the act... Continue Reading →

Mike And Matt Taste Old Pepper Single Barrel Whiskeys

Back in April of 2024, Steve Akley, the owner of the ABV Bottle Shop, asked me and Rosemary to be part of a group of people that included Maggie Kimberl and Royce and Rebecca Neeley, to select some barrels of… Continue Reading →

Back in April of 2024, Steve Akley, the owner of the ABV Bottle Shop, asked me and Rosemary to be part of a group of people that included Maggie Kimberl and Royce and Rebecca Neeley, to select some barrels of... Continue Reading →

Mike And Matt Taste Bardstown Bourbon Company Collaborative Series Bourbon Finished in Silver Oak Cabernet Barrels

Bardstown Bourbon Company has a long history of finishing whiskeys in wine barrels. Back in 2019, when Bardstown Bourbon Company was a relatively new distillery, they did a collaboration with Phifer Pavitt Winery and released their first finished Bourb…

Bardstown Bourbon Company has a long history of finishing whiskeys in wine barrels. Back in 2019, when Bardstown Bourbon Company was a relatively new distillery, they did a collaboration with Phifer Pavitt Winery and released their first finished Bourbon. This... Continue Reading →

Mike And Matt Taste Fiddler Georgia Heartwood Single Barrel Wheat Recipe Bourbon

This Bourbon is made by the ASW Distillery in Atlanta, Georgia. The distillery was founded by Jim Chasteen and Charlie Thompson and their Master Distiller is Justin Manglitz. I had heard good things about their whiskey so I bought this… Continue Read…

This Bourbon is made by the ASW Distillery in Atlanta, Georgia. The distillery was founded by Jim Chasteen and Charlie Thompson and their Master Distiller is Justin Manglitz. I had heard good things about their whiskey so I bought this... Continue Reading →

Whiskey Of The Month – September 2024 – Peerless Toasted Barrel Finish Batch Two

The other day, Rosemary and I stopped in at the Peerless Distillery. I love their whiskeys with their low barrel entry proof of 107 and the fact that they bottle all of their whiskeys at cask strength. We picked up… Continue Reading →

The other day, Rosemary and I stopped in at the Peerless Distillery. I love their whiskeys with their low barrel entry proof of 107 and the fact that they bottle all of their whiskeys at cask strength. We picked up... Continue Reading →

Mike And Matt Taste Angel’s Envy Whiskeys

The other day, Rosemary and I were out and about and we stopped in at Angel’s Envy Distillery. I wanted to pick up a bottle of their new Bonded Bourbon. While in the gift shop, I also saw that they… Continue Reading →

The other day, Rosemary and I were out and about and we stopped in at Angel’s Envy Distillery. I wanted to pick up a bottle of their new Bonded Bourbon. While in the gift shop, I also saw that they... Continue Reading →

Mike And Matt Taste Yellowstone It’s A JEM Single Malt Whiskey

I am not a fan of American Single Malt Whiskey. They tend to be one dimensional and bland in flavor. However, I have now tasted American Single Malt Whiskey selected by Steve Beam at Limestone Branch Distillery. This whiskey is… Continue Reading →

I am not a fan of American Single Malt Whiskey. They tend to be one dimensional and bland in flavor. However, I have now tasted American Single Malt Whiskey selected by Steve Beam at Limestone Branch Distillery. This whiskey is... Continue Reading →

Mike And Matt Taste Milam & Greene Unabridged Volume 3 Bourbon

The other day, I attended a ZOOM tasting led by Heather Greene of Milam & Greene’s latest release, Unabridged Volume 3 Bourbon. There were whiskey writers and bloggers from all over the country in this tasting. Heather explained how they… Continu…

The other day, I attended a ZOOM tasting led by Heather Greene of Milam & Greene’s latest release, Unabridged Volume 3 Bourbon. There were whiskey writers and bloggers from all over the country in this tasting. Heather explained how they... Continue Reading →