Michters small batch bourbon. Michters small batch bourbon is named after a former oldest distillery in the usa and is currently wowing the uk bar scene. Drinkability is the name of the game in the 90 proof bourbon category and michters takes it seriously. I think that may have been a factor when i sat down to review the michters us number 1 small batch.
Its very attractively packaged in a clear wide shouldered bottle with a cream label. I purchased this for 3299 at a local liquor store and it checks in at 914 proof. Truly small batch each batch of our us 1 kentucky straight bourbon is batched in a holding tank sized to fit a maximum of twenty full barrels leaving no margin for blending out imperfection and thus necessitating excellence from every barrel.
Sweet fruity and spicy it packs in plenty of flavour. Michters small batch bourbon has provided the bedrock for entry level customers to experiment with before they jump into the deep end and try to find some of their more allocated offerings. The us 1 expressions so named to honor michters heritage harkening back to americas first whiskey company founded in 1753 consist of some of the finest single barrel and truly small batch whiskeys available.
This is made in small batches of a couple of dozen barrels or less and is part of the standard us 1 michters range which also includes the american whiskey original sour mash and a single barrel straight rye. Using low barrel entry proofs michters has had their whiskies contract distilled by brown forman for a number of years before taking the reins.