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Mike And Matt Taste 15 Stars First West Explorer Bourbon
The people at 15 Stars have been bottling some fine Bourbon. This bottle is no exception. The First West Explorer is made with four grains and Baby Black corn and it gives the Bourbon a nice fruity flavor. I recently... Continue Reading →
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Mike And Matt Taste Flair Bourbon
The other day, Steffani Scheurich stopped by with the producers of a new Bourbon that she is representing. I always look forward to meeting with Steffani because she represents some excellent whiskey producers and this is no exception. The Bourbon... Continue Reading →
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Mike And Matt Taste Old Louisville Whiskey Company Whiskeys
Old Louisville Whiskey Company was founded by Amine and Beth Karoud. Amine started out as an engineer and got tired of the corporate life and purchased Red Castle Liquors. He later decided with his wife, Beth, to start a liquor... Continue Reading →
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Mike And Matt Taste Short Barrel Four Grain Bourbon
Short Barrel Bourbon was created by Adam Dorfman, Clinton Dugan and Patrick Lemmonond in 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2020, they sourced some Bourbon and created the Short Barrel Brand. In 2023, they purchased the Old Fourth Distillery in Atlanta,... Continue Reading →
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Some More Gift Ideas for Father’s Day
My blog on Monday was very much centered on Kentucky with Kentucky distilled whiskeys. I thought I would expand this to include whiskeys from other states with whiskeys that are more regional in their distribution. The first whiskey is from... Continue Reading →
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Mike And Matt Taste Old McBrayer Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon
The other day, Bill McBrayer stopped by my house and dropped off this bottle of Old McBrayer Bonded Bourbon. Matt and I sat down and tasted it a few days later. We liked the Bourbon. It is a sourced Bourbon... Continue Reading →
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Five Whiskeys That Make Excellent Gifts For Father’s Day
Father’s Day will soon be upon us. I have chosen five whiskeys that would make excellent gifts for your father. He will be happy to receive any one of these whiskeys. I have picked these whiskeys because they are readily... Continue Reading →
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Creating A Bottle Of Whiskey At Big Bat
The other day, Rosemary and I were asked to join Kelly and Forrest Ramsey of Art Eatables to create a bottle of whiskey at the Big Bat. Big Bat is a unique place to create a bottle of whiskey. They... Continue Reading →
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Mike And Matt Taste Green River Honey Whiskey
This is the latest expression of whiskey out of the Green River Distillery in Owensboro, Ky. It is a Bourbon whiskey with honey added to the whiskey, so it is no longer a Bourbon because Bourbon cannot have anything added... Continue Reading →
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The Anderson And Nelson Distilleries Company
The Anderson and Nelson Distilleries Company was located in Louisville at an area later known as Distillery Commons. The company was formed in 1886 by the Newcomb-Buchanan Company, which was started in 1870. Newcomb-Buchanan Company was a major purchaser of... Continue Reading →
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Flashback Friday – Old Taylor Bonded – Fall 1967 – Spring 1975
The other day, Matt and I did a YouTube video on this bottle of Old Taylor Bottled-in-Bond. We liked it so much that we decided to make it a Flashback Friday blog. The whiskey was made at the Old Taylor... Continue Reading →
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Mike and Matt Taste Appalachian Barrel Company Single Barrel Bourbon
Appalachian Barrel Company is not a distillery. They are rectifiers who source whiskey from other distillers. They are doing a very good job at sourcing their whiskey and bottle some very good bottles of whiskey. The company was founded by... Continue Reading →
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Predicting The Future
Distillers have to have a talent for predicting the future. They have to predict what their sales are going to be for their whiskey for years in advance to make the right amount of whiskey to fill that demand. It... Continue Reading →
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Whiskey Of The Month – April 2026 – Michter’s Ten Year Old Bourbon
Once again, Michter’s has won our whiskey of the month. This is one of the best ten year old whiskeys that we have tasted from Michter’s. I have to believe that this ten year old Bourbon was distilled at Michter’s... Continue Reading →
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Mike And Matt Taste Yellowstone 7 Year Old Bourbon
Steve Beam sold part ownership in his Limestone Branch Distillery to Luxco in order to get the Yellowstone brand. He is related to the Dant Family that created the brand and he really wanted the brand to bring back the... Continue Reading →
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Whiskey Prices Per Bottle
I have received a lot of responses on my blogs about the prices of whiskey per bottle lately. I thought I would write something about the pricing of bottles here rather than answer the comments. Whiskey pricing has gone up... Continue Reading →
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Flashback Friday: Old Grand Dad Bottled-in-Bond 1967
The other day, I opened a decanter bottle of Old Grand Dad and Matt and I tasted it. This bottle was made by National Distillers at the Old Taylor Distillery in the spring of 1963 and bottled in the fall... Continue Reading →
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Mike And Matt Taste Bardstown Bourbon Company Distillery Reserve Cascadia Garryana Oak Finish Bourbon
Bardstown Bourbon Company is well known for finishing Bourbon in interesting wood barrels. This latest Bourbon is finished in Garryana Oak from Oregon (a type of white oak). It is an interesting marriage of Bourbons. It has 80% Kentucky Bourbon... Continue Reading →
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Are The Bad Old Days Of Bourbon Back?
Bourbon and the distilling industry as a whole are going through some tough times today, but are they as bad as the bad days of the 1960s and 70s? I thought I would do a historical comparison of the two... Continue Reading →
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The State Of Kentucky’s Bourbon Industry
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 →