On the shelf at Great American Craft SpiritsOpen and pouring · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- Proof
- 86
- Age
- Not stated
- Style
- WhiskeySour Mash Whiskey
- MSRP
- $52.99~$45.95 street
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“Neither bourbon nor rye — US★1 Sour Mash at 86 with Whisky of the Year pedigree”
Tasting notes
- nose
- toasted burnt sugar, spice, smoky fruit, and candied cherry over honeyed vanilla
- palate
- starts bourbon-sweet then turns rye-leaning — unique grain bill that is neither bourbon nor rye, at elegant 86 proof in new charred oak
- finish
- spicy-sweet with cherry-vanilla fade
Mash bill
Full grain split not published.
Unique grain selection that cannot be categorized as bourbon or rye — Michter's keeps exact percentages unpublished. The sour mash process (backset starter) names the style; the grain bill is the house secret that lets it start like bourbon and finish like rye.
- Cask
- Fire-charred new American white oak
- Best served
- neat
Awards
- Whisky of the Year 2019 — The Whisky Exchange
Why it's craft
Historic Michter's style revived with modern Kentucky small-batch discipline and unique non-bourbon/non-rye grain bill.
Michter's Distillery
Independent · Est. 1753
Sources: michters.com, liquorama.com