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Michter's Limited Release US*1 Barrel Strength (Barrel 25B0605; 2025 Release), 54.9%

Price: 120 Issue: Fall 2025 Reviewer: Julia Higgins Category: Rye Whiskey

The nose is enticingly fragrant, full of brown sugar, dried orange, barrel char, pipe tobacco, and ripe cherry. Those cherry notes grow more pronounced and tart on the palate, propped up by black pepper spice, orange peel, raisins, and vanilla, with rye grain underneath it all. The finish ends on a high note—the spice is clear as a bell and the fruit remains top of mind, even as some chocolate and more dessert-like flavors creep in.