On the shelf at Great American Craft SpiritsOpen and pouring · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- Proof
- 111.5
- Age
- Not stated
- Style
- WhiskeyKentucky Whiskey
- MSRP
- $120.00
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“First barrel-strength US★1 Sour Mash — neither bourbon nor rye, uncut after signature filtration”
Tasting notes
- nose
- melted caramel, cherries, plums, and powdered cocoa over honeyed grain
- palate
- dessert-like honey and stonefruit with cocoa and balanced spice; sour-mash elegance without dilution
- finish
- lingering honey-spice and cocoa
Mash bill
Full grain split not published.
Unique Michter's sour-mash grain selection that sits between bourbon and rye — cannot be labeled as either. Exact percentages unpublished; the sell is balance of sweet corn depth and rye spice via classic sour-mash backset continuity.
- Cask
- Toasted and fire-charred new American white oak
- Best served
- neat
Why it's craft
Limited first barrel-strength expression of Michter's unique neither-bourbon-nor-rye sour mash — craft process control at Kentucky DSP scale.
Michter's Distillery
Independent · Est. 1753
Sources: michters.com, prnewswire.com