Michter's Distillery launches 2024 Legacy Series on the market

03-Jul-2024

Just in time for America's 248th birthday, Michter's Distillery is releasing its Legacy Series in July. This special edition consists of Shenk's Homestead Kentucky Sour Mash whiskey and Bomberger's Declaration Kentucky Straight Bourbon and is dated with the year of bottling, in this case 2024.

Each edition of Shenk's and each edition of Bomberger's differs from those of previous years. "While there is some continuity from year to year, our production team makes creative adjustments with each release of these whiskeys," says Joseph J. Magliocco, President of Michter's.

In 1753, Swiss Mennonite farmer John Shenk founded Shenk's Distillery in Pennsylvania. The distillery was renamed Bomberger's Distillery in the 19th century before the name was changed back to Michter's Distillery in the mid-20th century. This legacy is honored with the Michter's Legacy Series.

Dan McKee, Master Distiller at Michter's, said: "For Shenk's 2024 we have used rye, rye malt and, for the first time, caramel malt, which provides a lovely creaminess that complements the herbaceous qualities and spice notes of the whiskey." The wood used to make Shenk's includes oak from the Vosges Mountains in France, which is air-dried and aged for 24 months before being toasted to Michter's strict specifications.

Like Shenk's, the 2024 Bomberger's also contains rye malt in the recipe. "This year's release from Shenk's and Bomberger's reflects the team's passion for crafting exciting whiskeys with a thoughtful touch of discovery," comments Andrea Wilson, Master of Maturation at Michter's. "The 2024 edition of Bomberger's continues to use some chinquapin(Quercus muehlenbergii) oak to accentuate the dark chocolate and stewed fruit notes in this big whiskey, which are then complemented by the spice notes, providing a bold, rich, balanced complexity and a long-lasting warm finish for your drinking pleasure." This year's Chinquapin oak was air-dried and aged outdoors for 36 months before being toasted and charred.

Shenk's is 91.2 proof (45.6% ABV) and has a suggested retail price of $110. Bomberger's is 108 proof (54% ABV) and has a suggested retail price of $120.

In late October 2023, whiskey history was made when UK-based publication Drinks International announced the results of a survey of an academy of independent global whiskey experts, journalists, bartenders and drink buyers from more than 20 countries. An American whiskey (Michter's) was ultimately voted the most admired whiskey in the world. Michter's has a rich and long heritage of traditional American whiskeys of uncompromising quality. The highly acclaimed Michter's portfolio includes Bourbon, Rye, Sour Mash Whiskey and American Whiskey, with each limited production product aged to its peak maturity.

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