Michael R. Veach is associate curator of Special Collections at the Filson Historical Society. He is a bourbon historian and a member of the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame.
" Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey adds significant new information to our
understanding of the history of the Kentucky whiskey industry." --
Charles Cowdery, author of Bourbon, Straight: The Uncut and
Unfiltered Story of American Whiskey
" Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey: An American Heritage, by Michael R.
Veach (University Press of Kentucky), is a masterpiece by one of
the country's top Bourbon authorities that merits a prominent place
in dad's library." -- Stone Mountain Lithonia Patch
"[...] the book to to add to your whiskey library if you can only
choose one this year." -- Epicurious.com
"Historian Michael R. Veach has done the research necessary for a
factual but readable history of Kentucky Bourbon. He has crafted it
into a storyteller's envy that is both enjoyable and well told." --
Al Young, Brand Ambassador, Four Roses Bourbon and author of Four
Roses: The Return of a Whiskey Legend
"If you haven't had the pleasure of attending the [Bourbon]
Academy, I encourage you to enroll. Until then, reading Mike's book
is a close aproximation. This is no dry historical tome (pun
intended). Like the Academy, the book takes you on a fascinating
journey from the Whiskey Rebellion of the 1790s to the bourbon boom
of today, commandingly demonstrating the spirit's inexorable tie to
the history of Kentucky. Each chapter is a fine mix of
conversational narrative, historic documents and photos, and
pull-out boxes of trivia. -- Bourban Babe" -- Bourbon Babe
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"Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey...does more than tell the hisotry of
Kentucky bourbon...Veach's concise history will appeal to popular
readers, those consumers who enjoy craft bourbon and whiskey
tourism. Teachers of United States history will also find much to
like about this book." -- Ohio Valley History
"Manages to make the history of Bourbon entertaining while
providing plenty of insight into how the spirit has gone from
lowbrow to top-shelf...A must-read for any Bourbon lover." -- Wine
& Spirits
"The text highlights often over-looked aspects of the industry,
such as the technology behind the spirit's production--and includes
a few of Veach's own theories that may even surprise bourbon
afficionados." -- Smithsonian Magazine
"Veach's factual interpretations and possible explanations for
myths are quite welcome on a topic with so few other experts...
Veach is without question an expert on bourbon whiskey...This book
is certainly accessible to a general audience, and is a quick and
hearty read for those interested in the history of American
whiskey...any library interested in collecting Kentucky history, or
Appalachia and the American South more broadly, may also find this
text valuable." -- Tennessee Libraries
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