21st May, 2015 by Annie Hayes

Michter’s Distillery has released a limited quantity of a new single barrel rye whiskey bottled at cask strength.

The distillery, based in Louisville, Kentucky, is bottling the “rare” expression, called Michter’s US*1 Barrel Strength Rye, at a cask strength of up to 56% rather than the brand’s usual abv of 42.%

“Whenever we would sample right out of the US*1 Rye barrels, we loved the whiskey,” said Michter’s president, Joseph J. Magliocco. “We thought that our loyal US*1 Single Barrel Rye customers would enjoy tasting some at barrel strength,

“With each type of whiskey aged to its peak maturity, Michter’s highly acclaimed portfolio includes single barrel rye, small batch American whiskey, sour mash whiskey, single barrel Bourbon, and small batch Bourbon.”

Michter’s US*1 Barrel Strength Rye is available in the US at at the RRP of US$75 per 750ml bottle.