157 episodes

Three regular guys sharing their enthusiasm and knowledge of America's native spirit; bourbon! Each episode we review a bourbon or rye: shelfies, store picks, rare bottles, and the occasional flight. Every Friday we will bring you a new selection for your shelves along with our thoughts and spirited discussion on related trends and topics in the bourbon world. Hosts Michael Kinney, Kenny Mills, Anthony Limperos and Steven DeLucia open a bottle and travel down the rabbit hole...

The Mash Up Bourbon Whiskey Talk

    • Arts
    • 4.9 • 96 Ratings

Three regular guys sharing their enthusiasm and knowledge of America's native spirit; bourbon! Each episode we review a bourbon or rye: shelfies, store picks, rare bottles, and the occasional flight. Every Friday we will bring you a new selection for your shelves along with our thoughts and spirited discussion on related trends and topics in the bourbon world. Hosts Michael Kinney, Kenny Mills, Anthony Limperos and Steven DeLucia open a bottle and travel down the rabbit hole...

    E154 - Campari's Whiskey Barons Collection

    E154 - Campari's Whiskey Barons Collection

    When a listener asks you to review a bottle...you don't just review that bottle...you review the entire vertical plus one more blind. Lol. This week, we dive into Campari's Whiskey Barons Collection which features, Bond & Lillard, Old Ripy, and W.B. Saffell. These 375ml bottles have been released since 2017, but can still be found in some markets. Even though these bottles are billed as coming from the American Medicinal Spirits Company, they are actually Wild Turkey distillate. They honor the traditions of the early whiskey distillers in Anderson County. But, how do they taste? We were only asked to review W.B. Saffell, but we give you perspective on each bottle. Do our thoughts on each bottle match yours? We'd love to hear what you think. Most of the conversation for this week is focused on the blinds, but we also talk about a near miss at Keeneland and something we've noticed about bourbon distribution in our old Kentucky home.

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    Music: All the Fixings by Zachariah Hickman

    Thank you so much for listening!

    • 40 min
    E153 - Dark Arts Whiskey House w/Macaulay Minton

    E153 - Dark Arts Whiskey House w/Macaulay Minton

    The Dark Arts Whiskey House is an up and coming spot in Lexington, Kentucky which focuses on blending, rebarreling, and finishing a variety of different whiskeys. The brand promises an experience that is anything but ordinary. So what exactly does that mean? Join us this week as we welcome The Bourbon Swami/Chief Alchemist/President of Dark Arts, Mr. Macaulay Minton. This conversation is a lengthy one, but we promise it is worth it. You'll get to hear about how Macaulay got his start in the industry and his vision for the Dark Arts Whiskey House. Only in operation for a little over a year, Dark Arts is already making waves with their three core products and a variety of other delicious and unique whiskeys. We were lucky enough to taste a BUNCH of them in this episode. Warning, for the first time in the history of the podcast, this episode contains explicit/uncouth language. The conversation was just so damn fun that we felt we wanted to bring it to you in it's purest form. Y'all definitely need to check out Dark Arts!

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    Visit Bourbonoutfitter.com and enter code THEMASHUP for a special discount or visit bourbonoutfitter.com/THEMASHUP

    Music: All the Fixings by Zachariah Hickman

    Thank you so much for listening!

    • 1 hr 30 min
    E152 - OCD #5 Bourbon

    E152 - OCD #5 Bourbon

    OCD stands for Old Crow Distillery and #5 is an ode to the fermentation tanks on this hallowed property where something historic was found. Glenns Creek Distillery sits on the same property as the original Old Crow Distillery. While they offer a number of different products, the one we are tasting and reviewing this week, OCD #5, has a unique story behind it. This high corn bourbon mashbill is distilled using yeast resurrected from one of the fermentation tanks at the old distillery. It isn't every day that you get a chance to taste a piece of modern history. Join us this week as we talk about old department stores, barrel picks, Facebook, and Zuckerbirds. Will OCD #5 make us want to head to Glenns Creek Distillery in Frankfort, KY immediately or will we be left wishing that the old distillery was still in operation?

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    FB: https://www.facebook.com/themashupky

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    Partnership

    Visit Bourbonoutfitter.com and enter code THEMASHUP for a special discount or visit bourbonoutfitter.com/THEMASHUP

    Music: All the Fixings by Zachariah Hickman

    Thank you so much for listening!

    • 42 min
    E151 - New Riff 8 Year Bourbon

    E151 - New Riff 8 Year Bourbon

    This is a moment we've been waiting for since 2014. Just a few episodes back, we tasted and reviewed some of the oldest rye to ever be released by the New Riff Distillery. For this week, we turn our attention to the newly released New Riff 8 Year Old Bourbon. As we all know, it takes time to make good bourbon. Since 2018, New Riff has only released 4-5 year old bourbon. We've been clamoring for older stuff for YEARS! Was it worth the wait? You'll have to listen to find out. Prepare yourselves as Kenny pulls what might be the most epic curveball in the history of the the mash up. You'll be laughing all the way to Newport and back.

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    Visit Bourbonoutfitter.com and enter code THEMASHUP for a special discount or visit bourbonoutfitter.com/THEMASHUP

    Music: All the Fixings by Zachariah Hickman

    Thank you so much for listening!

    • 46 min
    E150 - Pursuit United Bourbon & Rye

    E150 - Pursuit United Bourbon & Rye

    Bourbon Pursuit is the most popular bourbon podcast in the game. Starting back in 2015 and being a large part of our own personal bourbon journeys, they now have over 800 episodes and are known as "the official podcast of bourbon." Fast forward to 2021, Kenny Coleman and Ryan Cecil took the smashing success of their podcast and started their own spirits company. For this episode, we are tasting two of their core offerings: Pursuit United Bourbon and Pursuit United Rye. Both of these whiskeys are eclectic blends that include distillate from across multiple states. Is this "an adventure in bold flavors" that the brand promises or will we be left wanting more? Join us as we engage in more march madness talk, put these two whiskeys through their paces with multiple blinds, and reflect on what Bourbon Pursuit means to us.

    • 1 hr 7 min
    E149 - Holladay x Bourbon Lore 18 Barrel Blend Bourbon

    E149 - Holladay x Bourbon Lore 18 Barrel Blend Bourbon

    Bourbon Lore is community of enthusiasts, collectors and aficionados that came together with the goal of elevating American whiskey and creating unique whiskey experiences. When we were asked by our friend and partner Ryan Alves (bourbonoutfitter.com) to review a bourbon collaboration between Ben Holladay distilling and Bourbon Lore, not only did we say yes, but we invited Alves onto the show to get the entire story behind the whiskey. Join us (earlier than usual) this week as we taste and review this unique 18 barrel blend of Missouri bourbon that was hand selected by some very respected people in the community. The reason we rushed to get this episode out to you as soon as possible is because you can purchase this bottle from Bourbonoutfitter.com starting at 11am est this Wednesday (March 27th). Be sure to set a reminder and don't forget to use the code "THEMASHUP" at checkout for a special discount. Trust us…you aren’t going to want to pass on this one.

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    Visit Bourbonoutfitter.com and enter code THEMASHUP for a special discount or visit bourbonoutfitter.com/THEMASHUP

    Music: All the Fixings by Zachariah Hickman

    Thank you so much for listening!

    • 1 hr 19 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
96 Ratings

96 Ratings

John Glasses ,

Kenny Mills Magic

Listener for about a year and a half. I have to say that the addition of Kenny Mills aka Kenny Thrills aka The Stiff-Nipped Wonder aka The Double Blind Bambino has made this show even better. The blinds give a point of reference on pours and make each and every episode relevant, regardless of whether or not the bottle being reviewed seems like something I would be into on the surface. It’s also created pretty stunning moments such as: 1924 beating a Birthday, Remus Gatsby over Michter’s 10, and let us not forget Kenny’s Nostradamus moment guessing the three pours in front of him.

You guys rock. This show rocks.

mjmpistol ,

Look forward to every Friday!

Love the show guys, keep up the great podcast and keep the entertaining reviews coming! Still looking forward the top 40 list to publish somewhere!

Sanch D ,

10/10

Keep the awkward conversations going guys 😬 and the reviews too.
The blind sample episodes are the best . Thanks to Mr. Kenny

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