Michter’s Straight Bourbon

Michter’s legacy traces back to the founding of America’s first whiskey company in 1753. Founded in Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania by John Shenk, a maker of rye. Following multiple changes during Prohibition, the Michter’s brand name emerged when Lou Forman combined his sons’ names, Michael and Peter. Unfortunately, the distillery faced bankruptcy and ceased operations in 1989. However, Michter’s endured! Driven by a shared passion for whiskey, Joseph Magliocco and Richard Newman collaborated; reviving Michter’s in the heart of the modern American whiskey industry, Kentucky.

Michter’s US*1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon is made from a carefully selected mashbill that features the highest quality American corn. It is then matured to the peak of perfection. Truly “small batch” each batch of their US*1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon is batched in a holding tank sized to fit a maximum of 20 full barrels, leaving no margin for “blending out” imperfection and thus necessitating excellence from every barrel.

The US*1 expressions, so named to honour Michter’s heritage harkening back to America’s first whiskey company, consist of some of the finest single barrel and truly small batch whiskeys available. Distilled to Master Distiller Dan McKee’s exacting specifications, no US*1 whiskey is ever released until Dan and the Michter’s tasting panel deems it ready.

Profile:  Rich caramel with balanced vanilla, stone fruit notes, and smoky depth, with an oak finish.