I’ve had the nice fortune to pattern a number of years of Michter’s 10-year bourbon releases, and this is likely one of the finest I’ve tasted but.
BOTTLE DETAILS
- DISTILLER: Bottled by Michter’s Distillery. Whiskey is contract distilled per Michter’s mash invoice and directions, whereas Michter’s continues to age its personal whiskey.
- MASH BILL: Not disclosed.
- AGE: 10 years
- YEAR: 2025, Barrel 25B0726
- PROOF: 94.4 (47.2% ABV)
- MSRP: $195
DREW’S NOTES
SHARE WITH: Your favourite whiskey folks. Those that have not but skilled the Michter’s hype firsthand. Followers of well-aged bourbon (this drinks like one thing properly over a decade previous).
WORTH THE PRICE: The age-old query for followers of Michter’s restricted releases. At MSRP, it should not take a lot convincing, even with the modest age assertion. At typical markups (two and even 4 instances the recommended retail worth), the choice turns into extra complicated. A whiskey like that is why you be part of bottle shares and make mates with liquor retailer house owners.
BOTTLE, BAR OR BUST: Bottle each time potential, particularly at MSRP. Value a particular bar pour if you cannot discover one.
OVERALL: Michter’s famously skipped the 2022 launch of the 10-year-old single barrel to the dismay of bourbon followers all throughout the land. Since then, nonetheless, this bottle has been a constant spring launch, albeit a tough one to trace down. And getting more durable. There is a good purpose for that: it is a constantly scrumptious bourbon that retains good worth for collectors.
Oak integration is what actually units Michter’s aside from different American whiskeys, and that sometimes interprets to pronounced wooden spice and darker, bolder notes, even within the older releases like this one. Nonetheless, with this newest 10-year launch, Michter’s has flipped the script a bit, providing one thing uncharacteristically delicate.
The aroma is smooth and fruity, harking back to Tootsie Roll, black cherry, and chocolate-covered strawberry. A touch of scorching chocolate builds because it opens, turning into richer and complementing the silky texture of the aroma, whereas by no means straying into overly spicy or woody territory. The palate is equally light and candy, with notes of butterscotch pudding, Demerara syrup, and refined hints of cinnamon sugar. Orange peel and cocktail cherry on the midpalate add a shiny raise earlier than a heat, simple end of chocolate sponge cake, mint, and darkish berry trifle.
I’ve had the nice fortune to pattern a number of years of Michter’s 10-year bourbon releases, and this is likely one of the finest I’ve tasted but. There in all probability aren’t many of those left on the cabinets (or behind the register), however for those who discover one for the correct worth, choose it up. You will not remorse it.
BRAND NOTES
“Relatively than on a strict age schedule, at Michter’s we bottle whiskey when our manufacturing staff deems it absolutely matured. This continues the requirements set by Michter’s first Kentucky Grasp Distiller Willie Pratt,” mentioned Michter’s President Joseph J. Magliocco.
Wilson and McKee repeatedly style older barrels as they assess the maturation of their shares. Wilson commented, “It’s such an thrilling time once we are reviewing barrels for consideration for this launch. This 12 months’s 10 Yr Kentucky Straight Bourbon is once more overaged past 10 years. It opens with a really inviting nostril and attracts you in like a superb film with its character growth and complexity with the enjoyment of an awesome story it has to share and leaving you glad via to the end.”
“It has outstanding physique and character,” noticed McKee. “The richness and complexity of this whiskey continues to offer such a strong expertise that’s amazingly flavorful for a bourbon that is not north of 100 proof.”
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