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Michter’s 10 Year Single Barrel

1/1/2019

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Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
 
Michter’s Distilling  LLC
Louisville, Kentucky 40216
 
Barrel No. 18B216

Score Card

Shelf: Locked Cabinet
Price Range: $200 to $300 range
Proof: 94.4
Age: 10 years
Mash Bill: 79% corn, 11% rye, 10% malted barley

Color:  Honey amber
​Nose: Inviting soft nose with hints of vanilla, warm oak, toasted almond, cinnamon, citrus and cherry.   Balanced sweetness of corn and oak.
 Taste:   Buttery and warm with nice rye spark.  Velvet syrup as it expands across the pallet. The oak is mature and inviting. The rye is sharp and rises through the finish.  Complex and continues to evolves all the way finish.  It tastes like a great rickhouse aroma.  Never too much, never too little.

Value:    First find    it and then decide how much you are willing to part with.
Score:  96

Cut To The Chase:  Hard to find and expensive, but an outstanding bourbon.   

Bourbon Notes

This is an exceptional bourbon.  It has a nearly perfect balance of oak and corn and rye.  The oak is warm and sweet but still has a bite of rye that adds to the complexity.   Aged 10 years to perfection.  Not a day longer or a day shorter.  Very satisfying well-aged bourbon.  While the price is high, Michter’s 10 year Single Barrel does deliver on flavor and balance from nose to finish.  Never lets up or fades.  Drink neat, no ice.
 
Few bourbons have this kind of complexity or range of experiences and flavors.  If you can work it into your budget, you only live once.  You deserve a great bourbon, and Michter’s 10 Year Single Barrel is a great bourbon.  I will continue to take my time moving through this bottle.
 
Reviewed by: Jack Epps, Jr.
 
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