Matt Foster (Instagram) is the founder of Sol Luna | Coffee Whiskey (website, Instagram). With a background as a barista, bartender, and the 2019 winner of the Coffee in Good Spirits Competition, Matt says you should think of Sol Luna as a blend of aged bourbon and fresh cold brew that is barista tested and bartender approved.

There are already plenty of coffee flavored products out there, so why did Matt create this one? As he puts it, many, but not all of the coffee flavored products out there strike him as one where the actual coffee flavor was an afterthought. Matt wanted to bring you a deeply nuanced and drier coffee liqueur that accentuates the bourbon upfront and coffee on the back end.

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