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Whiskey Of The Year 2025: Willett Eight Year Old Wheat Recipe Bourbon

Every year Matt and I pick our favorite whiskey that we taste each month and pick our whiskey of the year from those whiskeys. This year, for the first time we have a clear winner – The Willett Eight Year... Continue Reading →

Mike And Matt Taste Jeptha Creed Red, White, and Blue Bourbon 2025

We like the Jeptha Creed Red, White and Blue Bourbon. The first release was our “Whiskey of the Month” back in February 2023. This Bourbon is made with red, white and blue heirloom varieties of corn. Joyce Nethery has made... Continue Reading →

Mike And Matt Taste Calumet Farm 8 Year Old Bourbon

Calumet Farm is a very famous horse farm in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. They have bred several Kentucky Derby winners and they have given their name to a whiskey company, Three Springs Bottling Company, who are bottling sourced whiskey.... Continue Reading →

Whiskey Of The Month – December, 2025 – Bardstown Bourbon Company Normandie Calvados Brandy Finished Bourbon

Bardstown Bourbon Company is making some very good whiskey. They are releasing some very interesting finished whiskeys. Their latest is a Bourbon finished in Calvados apple brandy barrels. I really like this whiskey. The apple brandy complements the Bourbon flavor... Continue Reading →

Mike And Matt Taste Michter’s 20 Year Old Bourbon 2025 Release

On Repeal Day, December 5th, Matt and I, accompanied by Rosemary and Becca, went down to The Bar at Fort Nelson and tasted the 2025 Release of the 20 Year Old Michter’s Bourbon. We enjoyed it quite a bit, we... Continue Reading →

Mike And Matt Taste Jim Beam Distillers’ Share – Kitchen Table Collaboration No.2

This bottle came in the Beam Barreled & Boxed bottle purchase a few months back. Every six months or so, Beam offers up unique bottles to those people who are members of their bottle purchase program. This bottle is a... Continue Reading →

Whiskey Of The Month – November 2025 – George Washington Rye – Commander in Chief

Matt and I recently went to the Mount Vernon Historical home with Rosemary and Becca. While there, we purchased several bottles, including this one. It is their first eight year old rye whiskey and it is a good one. The... Continue Reading →

Mike And Matt Taste Evan Williams 1783 Bourbon – American Hero Edition 2024

Last spring I visited the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience and purchased this bottle. It has been on the table waiting to be reviewed for several months now and Matt and I finally opened it and tasted it for review. I... Continue Reading →

Mike And Matt Taste Heaven Hill Grain To Glass Wheat Recipe Bourbon

I was asked on the last blog why I did not taste the Heaven Hill Grain to Glass wheat recipe Bourbon in that blog. The answer is simple. They did not have any when I purchased the bottles we reviewed.... Continue Reading →

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