Whiskey “Unblended American", Michter's US*1, 750ml

84pts Whiskey Advocate

Off-market for two years. Nose of caramel, sugar wafers, and a touch of just-ripe nectarine. Sweet/smooth in the mouth, with sweet mint, rock candy, and gliding King syrup flavors slipping all over the tongue, while oak notes provide high spiciness. Finishes with a lingering light sweetness, like a dissolving sugar flake. With all the sweetness, though, it doesn't cloy. Nice, if not complex.

Unlike Bourbon or Rye, which, by definition, must be aged in new oak barrels, our US1 Unblended American Whiskey is aged in a way that utilizes whiskey-soaked barrels to achieve a rich and unique flavor profile. In late 2013, then Master Distiller Willie Pratt agreed to re-release our US1 unblended after a nearly three year absence from the market, deeming it "just right" and "the best its ever been." Crucially, our US1 Unblended never contains grain neutral spirits - hence its "unblended" distinction.