Tasting Notes

Matt And Mike Taste Silk Velvet Bourbon

Silk Velvet Bourbon is an old brand founded in1880 by A.S. Winstead in Henderson, Kentucky. The Winstead Distillery (DSP 19 2nd District Kentucky), according to the 1909 Mida’s Criteria Financial Index, was a small distillery with $100,000 to $150,000 …

Mike And Matt Taste All Nations Bourbon

All Nations Bourbon is bottled by Staghorn Spirits Company, the owners of Garrard County Distillery. Garrard County Distillery, a Kentucky distillery, opened in January 2024. This whiskey is from sourced barrels of five to seven years old and has two…..

Mike And Matt Taste True Story Whiskeys

True Story Whiskeys are the newest products from Wes Henderson and his sons. Wes is best known as founding, with his father Lincoln Henderson, Angel’s Envy Bourbon and Rye finished whiskeys. He sold that brand and distillery to Bacardi and… Continue …

Matt And Mike Taste St. Augustine Bourbons

Over the past few months, our friend, Tom Reinert, has given us a couple of bottles of Bourbon from the St. Augustine Distillery. He frequently travels to Florida and loves to stop at the distillery. The first bottle is a… Continue Reading →

Mike And Matt Taste Reservoir Bourbon

Reservoir Distillery was founded in 2008 in Richmond, Virginia. It was founded by Dave Cuttino and their head distiller is Mary Allison. Their Bourbon is a 100% corn mash bill. They sent me a sample bottle a while back and… Continue Reading →

Mike And Matt Taste Speakeasy Bourbon

Speakeasy Bourbon is a fairly new release from the Willett Distillery in Bardstown. It is a Bourbon with a 79% corn, 7% rye and 14% malted barley mash bill and entered into the barrel at 125 proof. I was in… Continue Reading →

Mike And Matt Taste Barrell Craft Spirits Whiskeys

My biggest problem with the whiskeys from Barrell Craft Spirits had always been the price of the whiskey. I understood why they had to price their whiskey high, because as a new company, the barrels were expensive. They have since… Continue Reading &…

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