Michter’s US★1 Barrel Strength Rye

Michter's: the distillery that rewrote rye whiskies

Since the 1990s, the Michter's team has been doing pioneering work to reestablish the category of high-quality American rye whiskies. The inaugural May 2015 release of Michter's US*1 Barrel Strength Rye marked another milestone in this quest. For maturation, the rye distillate is fed into the cask at 103 degrees, rather than at a higher degree as the industry standard. Entering the cask at a lower degree of 103 instead of higher costs Michter's more money in terms of casks and storage, but the result is a richer, softer, fuller-bodied whiskey after proper maturation.