Michter's
Michter's US*1 Sour Mash 43% 70cl
- Details
Originally named 'Shenk's' and 'Bombergers', the Michter's Distillery was based in Pennysylvania and was known as one of the oldest - if not THE oldest distilleries in America. However, following it's closure in 1990, it was relaunched in 1996 when Joe Magliocco and friend Dick Newman discovered the Michter's brand had been legally abandoned. For the princely sum of $275 the pair purchased the brand rights and began sourcing whiskies from a variety of distilleries, mainly from Kentucky. Relationships were formed with the likes of KDB and Early Times, before a new distillery was opened in the state and their own spirit ran off the still in 2015.
The US*1 mark highlights the quality and consistently that is aimed to go into every bottle. The Sour Mash is so named as a small amount of the fermented mash from a run is placed into the next run, helping to maintain a consistency of fermentation from batch to batch. The mashbill for this isn't known, but it's assumed to be less than 51% corn as otherwise it would just be sold as 'Bourbon'.However, if that is the case there has to be plenty of barley involved as opposed to rye, as this has rich, silky notes of bread pudding and coffee cake up front, before dry cinnamon and a hint of chilli flakes arrive on the finish. It's an excellent versatile whiskey for both sipping neat or using in cocktails!
- Delivery & Returns
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