Notice: This assessment of Whiskey Evaluate: Michter’s Bomberger’s Declaration 2025 Version displays the non-public opinions of Editor Kyle Swartz. This bottle was despatched to him as a media pattern.
This annual launch from Michter’s Distillery aged, as common, in a mixture of Chinquapin oak and different barrels. For this 12 months’s launch, the producer used a wide range of barrels created from wooden naturally seasoned outdoor in various circumstances from 18 months to 5 years. Bomberger’s Declaration 2025 is 108 proof, with a recommended retail worth of $120 per 750-ml. bottle.
Nostril
Darkish crimson fruit for days, with loads of candy oak and caramel. The Chinquapin oak shines instantly, offering sweetness and baking spices. There’s sawdust and blended nuts in there, too, together with an rising warmth. Great nostril, wealthy and sturdy.
Palate
That continues onto the palate, the place the massive crimson fruits are balanced by a bloom of cinnamon spice. Once more, the Chinquapin oak shines, including wealthy sweetness and layers of baking spices. Notes of darkish chocolate, vanilla, blended nuts, and medium oak. This does drink a little bit hotter than in earlier years, nevertheless.
End
The end is a tad thinner than in prior iterations. Nonetheless, crimson fruits and baking spices linger whereas the oak flavors develop into darker and even sweeter.
Upshot
As is often the case with Bomberger’s, the Chinquapin oak is the star of the present. The result’s a wealthy, sturdy, spicy bourbon that balances massive flavors, pronounced warmth (particularly for less than 108 proof), and a spherical mouthfeel. It is a little thinner and warmer than latest releases, so I do have this bottling ranked behind the 2024 and 2022 expressions, which have been principally flawless. Nonetheless, and even at $120 — which is admittedly pricy — I feel the 2025 Bomberger’s is a no brainer purchase. In case you take pleasure in wealthy, spicy, big-flavored whiskey — and who doesn’t? — this can be a bottle for you.
Kyle Swartz is editor of Beverage Dynamics. Attain him at kswartz@epgacceleration.com. Learn his latest items, 8 Beverage Alcohol Traits in 2025 and Whiskey Evaluate: Michter’s 10 Years Previous Rye 2025 Version.
