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Michter's US*1 Small Batch

spicy woody
3.7
(6)€64United States, Kentucky, Bourbon

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Rich caramel and vanilla ride through oak in Michter's US*1 Small Batch. The Louisville team batches no more than twenty barrels at a time. Every cask has to stand on its own merit. That discipline shows in the glass. A thread of rye spice and woody tobacco sits beneath the sweetness. Michter's traces its roots to a Pennsylvania distillery founded in 1753. The modern operation revived that name with the same uncompromising standards. Pour it neat and let the palate unfold slowly. Each sip feels deliberate rather than rushed.

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About the distillery

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Michter's

Michter's traces its roots to 1753, when a Swiss Mennonite farmer began distilling rye in Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania. The brand we know today is now based in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States. The unusual name came along in the 1950s, coined by then-owner Lou Forman from the names of his sons, Michael and Peter. The original Pennsylvania operation closed and fell into ruin by 1989. In the 1990s Joseph Magliocco and Richard Newman revived the name and shifted production to Kentucky. Today Michter's makes bourbon and rye across three Louisville sites, including the historic Fort Nelson Building. The house focus is small-batch and single-barrel whisky, with careful barrel selection rather than volume. That patient approach has helped rebuild one of American whisky's oldest names.

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About the Michter's US*1 Small Batch

Michter's US*1 Small Batch is a bourbon from Michter's in the United States. This Kentucky-made whisky leads with caramel and vanilla before oak and woody depth build on the palate. Rye spice and tobacco notes add lift without crowding the sweetness. The finish stays warm with wood and a trace of spice. Pour it neat and let it breathe a moment in the glass. Michter's revived a name tied to America's first whisky company, founded in 1753. The modern distillery operates in Louisville and leans on Kentucky's bourbon heritage. Master distiller Dan McKee leads a tasting panel that must sign off on every release. No barrel joins a Michter's US*1 Small Batch run until it meets that standard. The US*1 label honours that history while marking a contemporary Kentucky house style. Production starts with a corn-forward mashbill chosen for quality rather than volume. Spirit ages in fire-charred new American white oak barrels. Each batch drains into a holding tank sized for twenty barrels at most. That small-batch limit is a Michter's signature and leaves no room for masking weak casks. Chill filtering at bottling keeps the profile clean while preserving caramel, vanilla, and oak character. Spice arrives early as rye spice threads through the mid-palate. Woody tobacco notes sit beneath the sweeter top notes without turning dry. Oak provides structure from the first sip through a long wood-led finish. The texture feels mellow and approachable rather than sharp. Fans of classic Kentucky bourbon will recognise the balance here. Michter's US*1 Small Batch suits drinkers who want bourbon with real barrel integrity behind every pour. It works as a daily bottle or something to open when friends come round. Serve it neat at room temperature to catch the full flavour arc from caramel through spice to wood. The whisky rewards patience without demanding years of experience to enjoy.