Author name: Michael R. Veach

Barrel Influence On Very Old American Whiskey

There has been an everlasting debate on how much a barrel influences the taste of American whiskey. There is no doubt that the longer whiskey ages in a new oak barrel, the more the influence it has on the whiskey…. Continue Reading →

Additional Thoughts On Rye Whiskey

Back in January 2016, I wrote a blog I titled “A Few Thoughts On Rye Whiskey.” I followed it up with a blog titled “Some More Thoughts On Rye Whiskey” in March 2017 because things had changed some since I… Continue Reading &#8…

Mike And Matt Taste Two Souls Whiskeys

Two Souls Spirits is an independent bottler of whiskey. They sent me some samples to taste several months ago and because of the backlog of whiskey we had to taste, they kept getting put on the back burner. Matt and… Continue Reading →

Bourbon In Japan

Japan has been a major market for Bourbon for a long time. It could possibly trace its roots to the 1850s when Commodore Matthew Perry first went to Japan in a bit of gunboat diplomacy and forced open the Japanese… Continue Reading →

Summer Reading List 2023

It has been a few years since I published a reading list. As I am behind on my reading and have several books on my list to read, I thought this would be a good time to publish another summer… Continue Reading →

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