Comments on: 10 Year-Old Single Barrel Bourbon

By: Tony Sachs: Put Down That Necktie! A Bourbon Picking Guide To Delight Dad This Father’s Day | WestPenn Journal

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 06:35:47 +0000

[...] MICHTER’S 10 YEAR OLD SINGLE BARREL (47.2% ABV, aged at least 10 years, $100). The Michter’s you’ll find on liquor store shelves today bears no relation, save the name, to the stuff that was distilled and bottled in Schaefferstown, PA from 1753 to 1989 (the legendary A.H. Hirsch 16 Year Old is the last original Michter’s bottling). That said, the pedigree of the brand name matters a whole lot less than the bourbon in the bottle. And this is an excellent bourbon. It’s a big, dark, intensely flavorful whiskey that’s obviously made the most of that decade in oak. Sweet brown sugar dukes it out with dry wood and leather notes, with hints of corn making a cameo as well. It’s got a little alcoholic heat that can be tamed with a bit of water, but doesn’t need to be. Spicy rye makes an entrance mid-palate, and it finishes off dry, robust and long. If your dad’s a cigar smoker, pair a bottle of Michter’s with a flavorful, top-of-the-line stogie or two. Expensive? Yes. Classy? Hell yes. [...]

By: Tony Sachs: Put Down That Necktie! A Bourbon Picking Guide To Delight Dad This Father's Day | USA Press

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 04:11:22 +0000

[...] MICHTER’S 10 YEAR OLD SINGLE BARREL (47.2% ABV, aged at least 10 years, $ 100). The Michter’s you’ll find on liquor store shelves today bears no relation, save the name, to the stuff that was distilled and bottled in Schaefferstown, PA from 1753 to 1989 (the legendary A.H. Hirsch 16 Year Old is the last original Michter’s bottling). That said, the pedigree of the brand name matters a whole lot less than the bourbon in the bottle. And this is an excellent bourbon. It’s a big, dark, intensely flavorful whiskey that’s obviously made the most of that decade in oak. Sweet brown sugar dukes it out with dry wood and leather notes, with hints of corn making a cameo as well. It’s got a little alcoholic heat that can be tamed with a bit of water, but doesn’t need to be. Spicy rye makes an entrance mid-palate, and it finishes off dry, robust and long. If your dad’s a cigar smoker, pair a bottle of Michter’s with a flavorful, top-of-the-line stogie or two. Expensive? Yes. Classy? Hell yes. [...]

By: Tony Sachs: Put Down That Necktie! A Bourbon Picking Guide To Delight Dad This Father’s Day | Rumors & News | Information Without Filters!

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 03:20:45 +0000

By: The spirits (#4) « fifty: the blog

The spirits (#4) « fifty: the blog — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:00:19 +0000

[...] Rye, Michter’s US1 Unblended American Whiskey, Michter’s US1 Small Batch Bourbon, Michter’s 10 year old Single Barrel Bourbon, Michter’s 25 year old Single Barrel [...]