Michter's US*1 American Whiskey

A neat little journey. Copper and bread on the nose, not much ethanol. It’s smooth, but rich. I get a lot of grain and a little oak, and that’s just great. I can taste the sweetness of corn and the breadiness of barley or wheat, not really sure. Finish is a bit lacking, but everything else about it is what I like in brown liquid. It’s yummy, would definitely pick up for $40.

Probably because of the used oak, but it was really mild to me. Excellent, but straightforward

The nose on this whiskey is very subtle, giving you vanilla cream, caramel corn, and if you stay with it long enough, just a hint of over ripe banana. Palate is equally gentle and welcoming, but doesn’t offer anything different than the nose. Sweet caramels roll into warm baking spices with just a hint of barrel. The great mouthfeel you get from the fullness of each sip leaves too soon on the finish however. Looking at the legs in the glass it’s surprising how quick it’s gone. Perhaps with a higher proof this may change slightly. This really is a good American whiskey, a great example of what the category offers, but is almost too soft and friendly.. reminding me of a Canadian whiskey. For the price I would explore other options.

Almost overwhelming vanilla. Preferred after my first glass of something else.

$48; Bottle open three weeks; Tasted neat in a Glencairn; Rested 10 minutes; Soft nose of sweet caramel and brown raw sugar with just a hint of wood lurking in the background -- with minimal ethanol matching it's lower proof (83.4%). Taste provides a creamy mouthfeel coating at the onset with a flavor profile that follows the nose...with lovely vanilla and sugary caramel notes ending with just the faintest level of heat on a sweet fading finish of vanilla oak. Makes for a lovely easy everyday dram...smooth with a nice, sweet (not overly, but in a good way) flavor profile with minimal heat. Perhaps a longer finish and a tad of added spice would bump this higher. But it excels at what it does. A very good go to bottle for unpretentious drinking.