🥃 Fountain Run Bourbon Review: Michael Veach’s Dream 7-Year Bottled-in-Bond! 🥃

Join Wayne and Rebecca from Your Bourbon Journey as they finally taste the culmination of “Bill and Mike’s Excellent Adventure:” Fountain Run Bottled In Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey! Bourbon Hall of Fame Historian Michael Veach (BourbonVeach) poured his heart and family history into this unique bottle, and the results are an absolute success.

Inspired by his grandfather’s Depression-era moonshine, this bourbon is crafted with a very special mash bill featuring Hickory Cane White Corn. After a seven-year, four-month journey, is this one-of-a-kind, fruit-forward, 19th-century-style bourbon the “hitters bourbon” they hoped for?

Watch to find out the unique tasting notes of green apple, pear, rye spice, and coffee/chocolate malt that make this a “tale of two halves” for the palate! Plus, hear about the unique bottling process and the potential for a future “baked apple pie” wheated version!

Tasting Notes & Specs

• Classification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Distillery: Kentucky Artisan Distillery
• Mash Bill: 65% Hickory Cane White Corn, 20% Rye, 12% Distiller’s Malt, 3% Chocolate Malt
• Age: 7 Years 4 Months (Bottled In Bond)
• Proof: 100 Proof (Drinks a little higher!)
• Nose: Light, fruit-forward, sweet, like an orchard (green apple, pear).
• Palate: Bright, fresh fruit (apple), followed by rye spice, with a chocolate/coffee hint on the back palate and finish.
• Release Date: October 2025

Purchased: 10/30/25 for $99.99 at Seelbach’s Online Check Seelbach’s for availability: https://seelbachs.com/products/fountain-run-kentucky-straight-bourbon-whiskey

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The Journey

This bourbon is the finale of Michael Veach and Bill Thomas’s multi-year project, affectionately called “Bill and Mike’s Excellent Adventure.” This limited release was produced at Kentucky Artisan Distillery with distiller Jade Peterson, using a traditional 19th-century approach, including a low 103 barrel entry proof, heavy toast, Char 3 barrel, a screw-top, and a period-correct tax seal—features beloved by Michael Veach.

Read all about the journey on Michael Veach’s blog (Bourbon Veach):

• Part 1: https://bourbonveach.com/2017/12/26/bill-and-mikes-excellent-adventure/
• Part 11: https://bourbonveach.com/2025/06/02/bill-and-mikes-excellent-adventure-part-xi-bottling-the-bourbon/
• The Final Chapter: https://bourbonveach.com/2025/10/31/bill-and-mikes-excellent-adventure-the-final-chapter-bottle-release/

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NOTE: The spirit in this review was purchased by us. We were not compensated by the spirit producer for this review. This is simply our opinion based on what we tasted on this day. Please drink responsibly.

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