Description
The Michter’s brand has had a storied history. Though not always called Michter’s (it also has gone by the names Bomberger’s, and Pennco at different times), the brand was created in 1753 in Pennsylvania, was the top-selling whiskey in the 1970s and 1980s, went bankrupt in 1989, and then was revived in the 1990s. In 2019, the company opened their own distilling facilities in the historic 1890 Fort Nelson building in downtown Louisville after an 8 year, $8 million renovation of the decrepit building.
Michter’s US*1 Single Barrel Straight Rye Whiskey is made primarily of rye grains, though the exact amount is undisclosed. Once the grains have been fermented, they are distilled through a copper pot still. The barrels are aged in a heat-cycled warehouse, which forces the wood to expand and contract in a more controlled environment. Michter’s regulates the barrels and eventually decides when the whiskey has reached the company’s desired flavor profile and not necessarily a desired age.
Brazen gold. Opening fragrance is peppery and consistent with style with beautiful whiffs of dull rye bread; Further air contact draws out wax, dried apple, cinnamon and vanilla. Third pass discovers recommendations of natural tea – think peppermint and chamomile. Extraordinary many-sided quality. A fairly empty passage leads into a great, peppery rye assault with ryvita scone, dried apple and peppermint tea flavors conveyed by energetic flavors. Indications of vanilla and toffee apple in the drying blur. Strong, course reading styled rye.