Michter's US*1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Palm 6/2016

Sweet smokey and a burn - mix with coke Dan Murphy whisky tasting 13 sept 17

This is some delicious juice. It is on the sweet side, rather creamy, and is fairly smooth for a blend of 6 to 8 year barrels. This maybe a bit higher priced than some of my other "everyday" sippers (4R SmB, Bowman Bros, Eagle Rose, HW American Prairie, Buffalo Trace) but I think I am adding it to the mix. It is that good.

Michter's is one of these brands that has created a more upscale brand image despite not actually producing its own whiskey. That's changing with the opening of their own distillery in Kentucky, but the current juice all comes from somewhere else. I've heard Heaven Hill or Old Forester, and either make sense to me given the flavor profile. The nose has aromas of cherry, oak, chocolate and vanilla swirl, and wood chips, with a little alcohol heat. It tastes of sweet butterscotch, Werther's candies, mild oak, syrup, and furniture polish. The finish is spicy and hot, full of caramel and coffee, with the most unique note being a grassy parsley, which hints at it being a year or two younger than ideal. At about $35, it's a good bourbon and feels a lot like Elijah Craig Small Batch (which, to be fair, is $5 or so cheaper).