Michters 25 Year 750 ml

Michter's 25 Year is an extremely limited, small-batch bourbon release from Michter's, sold in the brand's signature wax-dipped bottle and priced accordingly for its age. Michter's does not publicly disclose its mash bills, so specific grain percentages for this release aren't confirmed, and because each release is hand-selected from a small number of barrels, the bottling proof varies from year to year rather than sitting at a fixed number. What's consistent is the age: two and a half decades in barrel gives it a deep, dark amber color with notes of dried fruit, leather, and heavy oak spice, closing long and warm. This is a collector's and connoisseur's bottle, meant for slow, deliberate neat sipping rather than mixing.

How to drink Michter's 25 Year

Pour a small amount in a proper whiskey glass and take your time — at this age and price, it's meant to be tasted in stages as it opens up over 20 to 30 minutes, not sipped quickly. Skip ice entirely; even a small amount of dilution can flatten what two and a half decades in the barrel built.

Bourboncharred oak · Kentucky, USA