“The increased corn and malted barley used in the rye recipe really allows the barrel to transform the product into a super smooth, rich and complex rye whiskey with an elegance on the palate,” says Andrea Wilson, Master of Maturation.
Michter’s US*1 Barrel Strength Rye is a single barrel product, and the average proof of the barrels in this April 2019 release is 110.8 proof. The suggested retail price in the United States is $75 for a 750ml bottle.
According to Michter’s President Joseph J. Magliocco, the idea to offer a barrel strength rye came from tasting different barrel samples at the distillery. “We would be sampling barrels of Michter’s US*1 Single Barrel Rye before putting them to bottling proof, and people would say, ‘Wow! This is really good,'” said Magliocco.