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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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Mike And Matt Taste Green River Full Proof Wheat Recipe Bourbon

Green River Distillery is going through some hard times. The tariff situation has reduced the sales of whiskey overseas and hard times caused by tariffs in the United States have contributed to the reduction of sales domestically. That has caused... Continue Reading →

Mike And Matt Taste M.B. Roland Old 2nd District Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon

I like the whiskeys that are being made at the M.B. Roland Distillery in Kentucky. They are a small distillery with two pot stills, one 600 gallon with a 300 gallon doubler. The latest release of a bonded Bourbon is... Continue Reading →

Whiskey Of The Month – March 2026 – 15 Stars First West Extra Aged Bourbon

Matt and I really liked this whiskey. We did a blind tasting with a couple of other contenders and this whiskey won hands down. The 15 Stars people are bottling fine whiskey and this bottle is better than many and... Continue Reading →

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