Bourbon - Michter's US 1 - Sour Mash - 43%
Michter’s Fort Nelson Distillery is located in the historic Fort Nelson building in Louisville, United States. The four-story building was completed in 1890 and was part of the Nelson Defensive Fort built by the first Louisville settlers in the early 1780s. The Fort Nelson building was purchased in early 2012 with plans to renovate the building and be the first brand to re-establish a functioning distillery in downtown Louisville. Michter’s uses only non-GMO US grains that are classified according to USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) standards as US No. 1; the highest level of grain quality available in the United States. These grains (corn, rye, barley...) are delivered to the place of production in Shively (Louisville), where they are then tested in Michter's laboratory and crushed using the “Michter's Cage Mill” which was designed and custom built by Stedman.
During the 1970s and 1980s, Michter’s Original Sour Mash Whiskey was the distillery's most popular product. Its name "Sour Mash" comes from the production process of the whiskey of the same name, whereby a previously fermented brew is used as a starter for the new brew to ferment. With its unique grain selection, it cannot be categorised as a Rye Whiskey or a Bourbon. After disappearing from the market in 1989, Michter's Original Sour Mash whiskey made a comeback in 2012 with its introduction to the U.S. 1 range.
Unpeated