Kentucky’s Bourbon Industry is struggling in the present days. There have been shut downs of distilleries as they cut back on production as demand is down. Consumers are not drinking as much Bourbon right now as the younger generation are... Continue Reading →
A distiller takes care and picks their mash bill and ages the whiskey to a point where they think it is mature and ready to bottle, but then they have several decisions to make to bring out the flavor profile... Continue Reading →
I am often asked what whiskey I prefer with a good cigar. My answer is it depends upon the cigar. I always can depend upon Four Roses Yellow Label Bourbon for a good whiskey and cigar pairing, but is it... Continue Reading →
On January 17, 1920, a Tuesday , Prohibition went into law. The 18th Amendment to the Constitution had passed one year earlier and went into effect one year later. This was a dark day for America. The majority of people... Continue Reading →
I always take the results from whiskey competitions with a huge grain of salt. I have been a judge on some of these competitions and I know what they are like. They usually consist of a day or two of... Continue Reading →
I am in my tenth year of writing blogs for Bourbonveach.com. I thought I would start this year, 2026, with a look at my ten favorite blogs that I have written over the past decade. I have published 1,421 blogs... Continue Reading →
I thought I would add more thoughts to my previous blog on High Proof Whiskey. Let us start with a bit of history on barrel proof whiskey. Stitzel-Weller first released their Original Proof Bourbon in the late 1940s. Barrel entry... Continue Reading →
I am a firm believer that President Taft, in his decision on whiskey in 1909, was right when he said that drinkable whiskey was between 90 proof and 110 proof. I believe that the sweet spot is 100 proof whiskey.... Continue Reading →
On October 25, 2015, I created Bourbonveach.com with the help of Maggie Kimberl. Maggie created the blog and I dictated my first blog to her, “Why is Bourbon over 80% Corn not Corn Whiskey?” and she posted the blog. In... Continue Reading →
