Michters, Straight Bourbon Single Barrel 10YO

2023 release - oak, vanilla, monkey nuts… but it reminds me most of Hawaiian Tropic sun oil with an over-riding coconut note. Strong at 47%. I have been rating only 93-94pts. But tonight tried a few drops of water - which softens the nose but utterly transforms the palate… so so much more powerful and with a huge mid-palate/finish (they merge) which is dominated by oak without the vanilla. Before water I prefer the rye bottling… but with it, well …

Nose/Floral - more fruit. Bright floral and wood notes Sweet - vanilla, caramel, touch maple. Bright Nutty - marzipan Spicy - yeah cinnamon but not red hots. It’s there but more subtle and restrained than say a Willett distillate Earthy - no Smoky - no Woody - touch young up front, but then turns into more young cedar notes that have good depth Fruit - all. Golden delicious. Cherry. Peach. Lemon. This is where the bottle shines. Pinapple. Just bright …

2019 vintage

Great for a 10yr. Nose of raisin and marmalade - deep, long and rich. But the nose is the killer. 94-95pts

2019 vintage

Golden amber color with 51% Rye. Nice intensity of spices and sweet cream notes on the nose. Entry is sweet, warm with moderate chewiness barely any heat on the mouthfeel with nice lactic oaky finish. Very well done for a mid range Rye!

2019 vintage

Great stuff, very drinkable, love the price I definitely enjoyed this more than their #1 bourbon. Most of my whiskey-loving friends focus on bourbon foremost, and I'm finally catching up to them, trying all the flagship brands. After all, my family's been gone from Scotland for so long now that real scots just chuckle when I say I feel an ancestral kinship with their whisky. Anyway, this one's solid throughout--peppery sweet notes on the nose, with a slight hint of …

Black pepper and chilli, nice spice on the nose, Toffee and chocolate, spicy but well-balanced. Mellower than some rye whiskies. Tasty stuff.

Consistent notes. Love the nose, the higher proof makes this a better pour than the 10 year Rye IMHO. Literally the same color, I’m guessing they’re close in age

2019 vintage

Still gorgeous, consistent notes but the lower proof really holds this back compared to the Fort Nelson Reserve

2019 vintage

Blind Sample Floral - no. Nose is more vanilla sweet Sweet - more cedar and oak Rich - yeah get a lot of oak around the sides of my palate Nutty - big time. Pecan and almond Spicy - yeah, cinnamon, but not in a Four Roses over the top way, this is more background and on the exit Earthy - no Smoky - no Woody - all medium cedar but not over the top Fruit - baked apples and …

19 - just gorgeous. More golden raisins tonight

2019 vintage

Dangerously drinkable at lower proof. Solid cherry core. All old oak with a touch of dusty-ness.

2019 vintage

Wood, cereal, and floral notes on the nose. A drying spiciness and a little menthol on the palate, that follows into a lingering dry and woody finish. A good, balanced, versatile rye. Tasted from a Neat glass.

Very mellow for a Rye. Nice on the front side. A bit short on the backside. One of those Ryes that everyone can drink.

good, interesting oak notes, really like it 94. Caramel, candied orange, low proof and crazy drinkable.

2019 vintage

Cherry central, heavy oak. Less cinnamon and spice, really only at the end.

2019 vintage

19F967 - more new oak, slightly brighter oak profile than the 2014.

2019 vintage

2016 release, great oak, just all midpalte killer. Maple

FN1961247 - so I really like this Fort Nelson select, but it does ring pretty true for the normal barrel strength rye. Experience was still fun. Higher proof adds more aromatics and ethanol.

2019 vintage

Kiawah Trip 2019; 8/24/2019-9/4/2019 (Kiawah Island) : 2018 - Dads bottle. Maple. Older oak. So drinkable at lower proof. Well rounded.

Kiawah Trip 2019; 8/24/2019-9/4/2019 (Kiawah Island) : 2019 My bottle - Rye spice forward. Great maple and oak, less tannin than the bourbon

2019 vintage

Willett Barrel Pick & Tour of Louisville : 2019 Release - Tasted during Michter' tour - Less rye spice, less cinnamon, touch more sweetness than your average rye

Willett Barrel Pick & Tour of Louisville : 2019 Release - Tasted during Michter' tour - Barrel Entry Proof 125 (Distillery Only) 2019 Release - Tasted during Michter' tour, falls a little more flat on the palate for sure, watered down

More toasted marshmallow, oak is there in spades, well integrated. Proof is in check. So much depth. Caramel, cinnamon, but not over the top. Vanilla. Love it.

2019 vintage

My 2016 bottle - still fantastic, oak forward, great finish

Still a classic, caramel, oak, vanilla, peanuts

18H1179 - classic for a reason

47.2% alc

18H1179 - some things don’t change. Flat out awesome whiskey. Older oak, cedar, peanut notes, spice, long finish

Carmel, vanilla, consistent

Oh that’s the stuff. Golden. Caramel. Oak/vanilla, butterscotch. Heaven.

Humidor bolting 91 Proof - Big oak, cedar, some orange. Slightly dusty. Best bourbon you’ll never taste? Unsure of that, but it’s solid for sure The humidor set was the last release of A. H. Hirsch Reserve Straight Bourbon Whiskey. In 2009, Preiss Imports decanted the remaining stock of 16-year-old gold capsule and rebottled it in crystal bottles, which they packed in a humidor case, made of mahogany with a MSRP in 2009 of 1.5k Includes a scroll with an …

1974 vintage

Better integrated than the $40 range. More oak, less spice. Nose is incredible. Cinnamon but less. Maple syrup bomb. Staying power is incredible. Will haunt your dreams.

Okay. Some spice. Meh. 17B385

Caramel, oak, vanilla, so aromatic, just firing on all cylinders tonight

This was decent, smooth and smoky. (92+)

Maple city, cinnamon, oak, orange/citrus, astringent

Caramel, spice, malty

16B225 - Solid as always. Wood is strong, nose is amazing. Caramel. Spice.

Vanilla, light spice, caramel, wood is there big time, aromatically intense

Club room

Good but underwhelming. Better ryes for the price. I've always thought this was the dud in the entry level Michter's lineup.

Barrel 15J810. Molasses, caramel, brown sugar. Heaven in a glass.

Barrel 15J810 - smitten. Amazing stuff. Consistent notes.

Vanilla/oak, caramel, spice, maple syrup. Contender for best bourbon out there. Floored.

Just drop dead gorgeous. One of the best bourbons I've ever had. Carmel. Honey. Brown sugar. Aromatically internse. To die for.

vanilla/oak, carmel, toffee Loved it, was floored

Good, but not nearly as good as the Willett Rye or the Michter's 10

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Michters, Straight Bourbon Single Barrel 10YO

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