2019 Michter's 10 Year Straight Rye Review
There’s a handful of rye whiskies out there that I get really excited about and this is one of them. Granted Michter's is dead to me for their bar pricing in Louisville but I do enjoy their harder-to-get rye products.
The Michter's 10 Year Rye gave me a massive bone-to-pick-with-them because I could never find it. I had these illusions of grandeur that it would be this orgasmic moment alleviating all pain and suffering in the world. I mean not really but a girl can dream right? This 10 year rye has all the secrets and nobody knows if it's Michter's own stuff yet or still sourced product. They are the CIA of whiskey.
In da nose I get a shit ton of coffee, 4 thimbles of dill and a brush of green apple. I use to love that about the old Michter's 10 year bourbons - so much green apple. Now it just takes like shit. In da mouf I get this weird vanilla / oak combo on the front followed by butterscotch and toasted marshmallow. The mouthfeel on this definitely drinks way higher than the measly ~93 proof posted.
This is not as good as some of their earlier releases as seems to be the Michter's tradition. They must have been buying some pretty good shit back in the day. This is still a very nice rye that would impress most people in a blind and would make an excellent stocking stuffer for your abusive father.