Michter’s Distillery clearly know what the people want. A few months ago, when I prepping to interview their President, Joe Magliocco, my friend and fellow Bourbon lover OJ Lima told me to ask about their beloved toasted barrel expression. And last month, he got just what he was asking for.
The Louisville-based distillery recently released the 2018 bottling of its innovative US*1 Toasted Barrel Finish Bourbon on a limited basis. The timing of this unique offering coincides with Bourbon Heritage Month.
Michter’s last released the expression in 2015. The three-year hiatus has been due to the whiskey shortages that Michter’s has been experiencing. “We need to allocate our whiskeys because we just don’t have enough to meet demand,” said Magliocco. “Because of the goods situation we debated whether to do this release. In the end we made the decision to make some Toasted Barrel Finish Bourbon for our loyal customers who have been clamoring for it.”
Michter’s US*1 Toasted Barrel Finish Bourbon is made by taking their bourbon and then aging it for an additional period in a second custom made barrel. This second barrel is assembled from 18-month air dried wood and then toasted, but not charred.
Michter’s Toasted Barrel Bourbon will retail for $60.
