Mike & Mike

Redemption 18 is back, – this time with a bourbon instead of a rye whiskey. Can it match its predecessor’s legacy?

Bourbon aged in exotic wood barrels is one thing, but aged in another country? Now you have my attention.

There are more 18+ year old bourbons on the market now than ever before. Does Calumet Farm 18 have what it takes to compete with the rest?

Circle City Whiskey Co obtains four barrels of bourbon from a mysterious Kentucky Distillery. Can you guess who?

Does adding an extra year of age, blending barrels from different warehouses and bottling at a lower proof make this significantly different from the 2023 release?

National Distillers had one last trick up their sleeve before Jim Beam took over.

Astor told everyone they had an 11-year-old barrel on their hands. Then came the internet sleuths…

With an 11 year age statement (similar to Birthday Bourbon), this could be the deal of the decade.

It’s finally here – the first M20 using contract distillate from Brown-Forman.

Is this a spiritual experience or just another French Oak finish with a fancy name?

The 8th Edition of an iconic label

“Mmmmm, forbidden donut”
-Homer Simpson

Cheesy name. Cheesier label.

Caribbean vibes meet Canadian Maple Syrup for a bourbon unlike any you’ve had before.

What we know a month later from the flood that impacted Buffalo Trace

The oldest rye whiskey produced by Old Forester yet.

If you’ve ever wondered why there are many bourbon drinkers who also seem to have interests in history, here’s my theory. Bourbon isn’t a product that’s just made at the …

There’s one bottle I’ve had the opportunity to try a few times over the last 7 years or so, but I’ve never sat down to really study it and take …

Behind the scenes at Jack Daniel’s with a barrel pick and tour.

Dessert in a glass with a Rare Saint Private Barrel of wheated bourbon

Elegance at its finest or a rich man’s plaything?

Back around 2021, I noticed an absurdly expensive bottle pop up at a few liquor stores here in Indiana. The bottle shape was unfamiliar to me and the topper had …

A Weekend Well-Spent in Austin This past weekend, I headed down to Austin for the 2025 Texas Whiskey Festival—and let me tell you, it did not disappoint. Between the cask …

Brown-Forman, the owner of Jack Daniel’s, had always shunned age statements in their whiskies. For decades, their products were made with a taste profile in mind instead of touting how …

Will floods and tariffs create the perfect storm for allocated bottles this fall?

The first and only double-barreled Wild Turkey release.

12-year-old rye whiskey is always a feast for the senses.

The first of three new mash bills created at scale for Heaven Hill in a long time. How does it taste?

Garrison Brothers’ oldest and highest proof bourbon will set you back a pretty penny, but is it worth it?

The 130th Anniversary of a classic brand.

There were four different ways to buy a bottle of Larceny. Barrel Proof Single Barrels make four.

10 years ago, Woodford Reserve gave us our first taste of “Double Double Oaked” albeit only in their gift shop once per year. Now it’s finally seeing a nationwide release. Is it worth the hype (and price)?

With a rye whiskey like this, who needs Knob Creek?

A legend among rye whiskies for a reason.

1991 was a critical year for the Old Grand-Dad brand which makes many enthusiasts ask “Is this made from National Distillers or Jim Beam?”

It might seem like just another example of “a fool and his money are soon parted,” but there is something deeper going on here…

Forgoing wine finishes, Redwood Empire surprised enthusiasts in 2021 with a bevy of 14-year-old single barrels at a time when everyone thought they ran out.

A high proofed bourbon from a historic distillery shows us that good things are coming out of Green River.

In Scotch terms, this would be a bourbon finished in “3rd-fill casks”

A whiskey that’s about as close to tasting like a beer that you can get – without finishing it in a beer cask.