Summer Reading List 2023
It has been a few years since I published a reading list. As I am behind on my reading and have several books on my list to read, I thought this would be a good time to publish another summer… Continue Reading →
Mike And Matt Taste Smooth Ambler Contradiction Bourbon
The Smooth Ambler Distillery is located in Maxwelton, West Virginia. They created this brand several years ago when they started the distillery using sourced Bourbon mixed with Bourbon they distilled themselves. It has proved to be very popular a…
Bill And Mike’s Excellent Adventure – Part 8
It has been over a year since I last reported on the Bourbon that Bill Thomas and I had made at Kentucky Artisan Distillers. It has been a year of delays. It is now five years old. We started the… Continue Reading →
Whiskey Of The Month – March 2023 – Michter’s 10 Year Old Small Batch Bourbon
Michter’s Distillery in Shively, Kentucky, recently released the 10 Year Old expression of their Bourbon. They do this almost every year, but did not release a 10 year old Bourbon in 2022 because they did not think that they had… Continue Reading …
Mike And Matt Taste Hard Truth 2022 Master Distiller’s Reserve Chocolate Malt Sweet Mash Rye Whiskey
The Hard Truth Distillery in Nashville, Indiana, is making some excellent sweet mash, 100% rye whiskey. This is another bottle of rye that was sent to me earlier this year. It has been in the running for the whiskey of… Continue Reading →
New Orleans And Bourbon
In early days of Kentucky distilling history, the Ohio River was the natural trade route for goods produced by the settlers. Kentucky is blessed with many navigable rivers and it was easier to load trade goods on a flatboat and… Continue Reading →
St. Patrick’s Day Cocktails
Today is St. Patrick’s Day and I thought I would look at the Old Mr. Boston Official Bartenders Guide from 1935 to see what cocktails might have been served on St. Paddy’s Day, 88 years ago. I found three cocktails… Continue Reading →
Mike And Matt Taste Smooth Ambler Contradiction Rye
Smooth Ambler Distillery in West Virginia, has built the Contradiction brand upon sourcing whiskey and marrying it with whiskey they have made themselves. The Master Distiller, John Little, has said the brand is so successful, that he is going to… Co…
Kentucky Rye Whiskey
Kentucky has always had a tradition of making Rye Whiskey. In the 19th century, brands such as Old Crow, W.L. Weller, and other prominent brands of Bourbon each had a Rye Whiskey made under the same brand. Rye Whiskey played… Continue Reading →
Book Review – Bourbon Country Cookbook
I have known Tim Laird for many years, he is the CEO (Chief Entertainment Officer) for Brown-Forman. Tim has an excellent palate and I have always loved his recipes for cocktails and food. Tim has partnered with world renown chef… Continue Reading &#…