Michter's US*1 Barrel Strength Kentucky Straight Rye (2019 Release)

Taste: 2 oz. neat in glen cairn Nose: (4.75) Chocolate, cherries, toasted buttered rye bread, red apples, cereal bars, and smoke. Super luxurious nose. You smell it, you want to taste it plain and simple. This is rich. Palate (5.0): The apples and brown sugar come through, but then you get a spicy hit. Allspice perhaps? That rich dark chocolate is on the back palate along with the cherry. Reminds me of biting into a chocolate covered cherry cordial. The mouthfeel is buttery, not coating. The legs are thick and slow with this one. Finish: (5.0) Sweet cream butter, chocolate, rye, and a puff of smoke. The cereal bar on the nose comes in. There is some well mannered oak too. Overall: I have waited to rate this one until now. It is such an intense and delicious offering at the get go I didn't want to jump to judgement. The verdict is in.....hands down, if not THE best rye out there. I still cant decide between this or the Cornerstone Rye. They are different but the difference is like trying to choose your favorite car between a classic Corvette or a Shelby GT 500. Different animals, gorgeous in their own right

믹터스 라이 향 : 후추 스파이시, 강하게 치고 들어오는 향, 맛 : 가벼운데 화끈한 맛, 홍어같은 강렬함? 피니시 : 짧은 피니쉬, 드라이, 은은하게 남는 오크의 쌉쌀한 맛 21년 7월 시음 -55.1% ​ 🌑향 : 싱글배럴 라이와는 확연히 다른게 향을 들이쉬면 화사한 풀향, 스파이시함, 약간의 바닐라가 청소기에 빨려오듯이 잘 빨려옵니다. ​ 그렇지만 역시 55%의 날카로운 알코올은 느껴지지 않아 깊숙한 향까지 들이마실 수 있습니다. 어쩌면 이런 부분이 믹터스의 품질경영의 산출물이지 않을까 생각해봅니다. ​ ​ ​ 🌗맛 : 질감은 강하지 않아도, 상당히 풍부한 맛과 매움을 지니고 있습니다. 입에 들어오고 나서 3초면 금새 스파이시함이 퍼지는데, 이와 동시에 떫지만 달콤한 맛있는 오크의 풍미를 선사해줍니다. ​ 앞서 두 제품이 낮은 도수에 정갈한 한식 같았다면, 이 제품은 강한 향과 꽉찬 맛을 담아낸 중식 같습니다. ​ ​ ​ 🌕피니쉬 : 내쉬는 숨에 풍부한 페퍼민트, 풀향이 피어나고, 뒤이어 쌉쌀한 오크맛이 올라오는데 좋은 오크를 사용한다고 생각하니 이 느낌을 더 담아내고 싶은 마음도 듭니다.

A sample from dthom as part of the "whiskey transfer program". I liked this a lot and I'm pretty picky on rye. Nose: Roasted nuts, dark sugars, baking spices, herbal notes like dill, freshly peeled cucumber. Flavor: More caramelized sugars and baking spices, more freshly peeled cucumber, nice buttery mouth feel. Not as hot as I'd expect. Finish: Medium long, spicy, baking spices. Very straightforward rye with great flavors and an excellent balance of sweet and hot. Definitely recommend.

A subtle rye nose with dominant caramel and vanilla tones. Rye touched the palette first, then a long flavor journey begins burying the rye and opening a dark date undertone moving to sweeter marshmallow, some tea leaf oak and baking spice round its long and complex finish. This is excellence in rye.

Great rye. This one is highly talked about and most either love it or hate it. You can put me in the loving it family. It has a nice citrus, caramel upfront taste with no harsh taste. Smooth with some light oak and banana nut bread finish. I have bought the every-time I see it in the store.

95/100 on my bottle of 2019. Best rye I’ve had all year hands down. A low rye “rye” mash bill gives it the touch of sweetness to compliment the palate. Beautifully done. Viscous...long finish...hits all the notes.