Search

bourbonveachdotcom

Bourbon History

Category

Tasting Notes

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 →

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 →

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 →

Whiskey Of The Month – May 2026 – Michter’s Barrel Strength Sour Mash

Once again, Michter’s has produced a whiskey that is our whiskey of the month. Michter’s was started in Pennsylvania in the 1950s as a tourist attraction, making a sour mash whiskey in their two pot stills. The whiskey was called... Continue Reading →

Mike And Matt Taste Jeptha Creed Bruce’s Blue Bourbon

I like the Bourbon Jeptha Creed is distilling. Joyce Nethery is a talented distiller and they are a farm to bottle distillery. They usually make their Bourbon with Bloody Butcher red corn, but this is a Bourbon made with blue... Continue Reading →

Flashback Friday – T. W. Samuels Bourbon circa 1977

The other day, Matt and I tasted this whiskey for our YouTube channel. It is a Heaven Hill Bourbon, but it was not always part of Heaven Hill. The brand was created by the Samuels family in 1844 at Samuels... Continue Reading →

Mike And Matt Taste Hard Truth Mizunara Barrel Finished Reserve

Hard Truth Distillery in Nashville, Indiana makes excellent sweet mash whiskey. This Bourbon is a wheat recipe Bourbon finished in Mizunara barrels. It is a very sweet flavored Bourbon with lots of chocolate and fruit, but it is not overly... Continue Reading →

Mike And Matt Taste Noble Oak Double Oak Bourbon Finished With Sherry Oak Staves

Noble Oak is bottled in Newtown, Ohio. The company is owned by A21 Wine & Spirits (having purchased it from Edrington in 2024) and they source this whiskey from MGP in Indiana and finish it in Ohio. They have a... Continue Reading →

Mike And Matt Taste Starlight Cigar Blend Bourbon Finished In Amburana Barrels

I like the whiskeys that Ted Huber is distilling in Starlight, Indiana. He is a very talented distiller. This cigar blend is no exception. I tasted it at a BARDS meeting a few weeks ago and really liked the Bourbon.... Continue Reading →

Up ↑