Michter's US*1 Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey, 70 cl, 42.4% ABV

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TASTING NOTES Deep notes of vanilla and toffee, toasted almonds and cinnamon with an ample dose of crushed pepper and a hint of orange citrus. Ideal neat or in cocktails, every bottle comes from a single barrel – a unique attribute reflecting our extraordinary commitment to offering Kentucky Straight Rye whiskey of the absolute highest quality at every level of the Michter’s range. The US 1 expressions, so named to honor Michter’s heritage harkening back to America’s first whiskey company, consist of some of the finest single barrel and truly small batch whiskeys available. This single-barrel rye is full to the brim with inviting and spicy flavours, sure to entice any whiskey lover. All spirit at Michter’s is distilled using copper column and pot stills before entering the barrel at 103 proof.

Palate Dried orange peel and stem ginger, followed by brown sugar, cherry, hickory, cumin and buttered corn. Peppery on the nose, with elements of citrus and butterscotch, this one’s the perfect cocktail ingredient, though it goes down just as smooth neat with a little ice. Michter’s Whiskeys consist of some of the finest single barrel and truly small batch whiskeys available. The whiskey explodes with flavour of rye spice, alongside bursts of black pepper, zesty citrus, sweet butterscotch and warm oak. Each bottle of this small batch rye comes from a single fire-charred new American oak barrel, and is presented at 42.

Born and bred in Kentucky, Michter's US*1 Kentucky Straight Rye is made from select American rye grain that is sheared to maximise the extraction of flavour.

In the highly polished glass, the US Michter's US*1 Single Barrel Straight Rye Whiskey of the creative minds of Michter's American Whiskeys demonstrates its variety-typical coloring. Michter's distilling heritage traces back to 1753 when Swiss Mennonite farmer John Shenk founded the original whiskey company and distillery in the Pennsylvania Blue Mountain Valley.The Michter's range of US*1 Whiskies offer a truly delicious insight into the long history of the company, and indeed American Whiskey production. Also sign me up for newsletters so I can get special offers, recommendations, and expert advice to my inbox!