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By Richard Thomas
Michter’s Distillery, based in Louisville, Kentucky, is releasing the 2015 bottling of its US*1 Toasted Barrel Finish Bourbon on a limited basis. Because Michter’s does not have adequate stocks to meet demand for its items, such as the Toasted Barrel Bourbon, it is necessary for the company to allocate its products.
The US*1 Toasted Barrel Bourbon is only the latest Michter’s whiskey to be forced onto allocated status so as to confront strong demand, and all Michter’s products are now on allocation. Furthermore, stocks of US*1 Sour Mash Whiskey have run out for 2015. This expression may still be on some store and bar shelves, but farther up the chain there will not be any new whiskey flowing until next year.
Michter’s Toasted Barrel Bourbon is bottled at 91.4 proof (45.7% alcohol by volume), the exact same proof as Michter’s on-going US*1 Bourbon offering. It is offered at a suggested retail price of $53 per 750 ml bottle in the United States.
