ethangsmith Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 The historic Michter's Distillery in Schaefferstown, PA has new owners as of this week. My friend Dwight Hostetter was forced to sell the property. Here is a newspaper article on the transaction:http://www.ldnews.com/ci_18224445?source=most_viewedHopefully the new owners stick to their story and give some of the buildings a nice restoration! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightNoChaser Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 You link doesn't seem to work :skep: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethangsmith Posted June 25, 2011 Author Share Posted June 25, 2011 Oh noes! Luckily someone had the foresight to copy and paste (Giving proper credit!) on their blog......http://theethansmithblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/michters-is-sold-to-new-owners.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourbon Boiler Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Oh noes! Luckily someone had the foresight to copy and paste (Giving proper credit!) on their blog......http://theethansmithblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/michters-is-sold-to-new-owners.htmlWell done Ethan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightNoChaser Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Maybe someone can save me the trouble of sifting through 100 threads in a search. Seeing that the distillery was closed down in 1989, where is the Michter's I see on the shelf now made at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barturtle Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Maybe someone can save me the trouble of sifting through 100 threads in a search. Seeing that the distillery was closed down in 1989, where is the Michter's I see on the shelf now made at?In simplest terms: it is bulk whiskey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethangsmith Posted July 5, 2011 Author Share Posted July 5, 2011 More specifically---It is supposedly Heaven Hill whiskey that is aged and bottled by Kentucky Bourbon Distillers and is marketed by Chatham Imports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BourbonJoe Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I tried some Michters 10 y/o at the sampler. Pretty tasty stuff, but very expensive to buy.Joe :usflag: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourbon Boiler Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Looks like they're moving to KY.http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20110706/NEWS01/307060075/1001/Bourbon-maker-renovate-Main-Street-building-into-distillery?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CHome%7Cp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethangsmith Posted July 7, 2011 Author Share Posted July 7, 2011 That's a different company than what was in PA. They just bought the name back in the late 90's. While I wish them well, I wish they would stop acting like they were the same company that was in PA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourbon Boiler Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 That's a different company than what was in PA. They just bought the name back in the late 90's. While I wish them well, I wish they would stop acting like they were the same company that was in PA.Thanks. I didn't realize the sale was that long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Interesting that they've announced this Louisville plan. Like so many of these I'll believe it when I see it, but I think it's smart strategically. There are several other brands that should have done something like this but Chatham beat them to it. Good for them.They participated in the KBF Sampler in April. There they were telling people they 'moved to Kentucky in 1989.' So they do have a bit of the phony-baloney going.The reality is that the only connection between this Michter's and the original Michter's is that Chatham Imports acquired rights to use the Michter's name. Since reviving the brand (not in 1989, 1999 more like it) they have been working with KBD as their broker, bottler, and DBA. Heaven Hill is always assumed as the distiller whenever KBD is involved because KBD has always gotten a lot of its whiskey from Heaven Hill, but it comes from other sources as well. People I know who have been in the warehouses report seeing barrels from Barton, Brown-Forman and others.The micro-distillery is a gimmick. If they ever use any of the whiskey made there in the mainstream product that's a long time in the future and will be a drop in the bucket. The main thing is that Michter's will have a 'home place' (that's what marketers call it) in Kentucky, which is a valuable marketing asset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macdeffe Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 SWA has a rule that if a whisky bears a distillery name (they are specifed and I think its working ones), the whisky inside MUST come from that distillerySlightly in this catagory is Glengyle Distillery in Campbeltown. Springbank built this distillery to get total of 3 working distilleries in Campbeltown, and make Campbeltown its own region again. They only produce there 1 month a year and around 50000 LPA :-)Steffen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macdeffe Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Also(4) Scotch Whisky must not be labelled, packaged, advertised or promoted in any other way that, having regard to the presentation of the product as a whole, creates a likelihood that the public may think that it has been distilled at any distillery or place other than the distillery or place at which it was actually distilled. (5) Single Malt Scotch Whisky and Single Grain Scotch Whisky must not be labelled, packaged, advertised or promoted in any way that, having regard to the presentation of the product as a whole, creates a likelihood that the public may think that the whisky was distilled by any person other than the person who distilled it, or the owner or operator of the distillery at which it was distilled, whether by an indication that that person is the distiller, the owner or operator of the distillery, or otherwise. 8(Should America introduce the same rules ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethangsmith Posted July 7, 2011 Author Share Posted July 7, 2011 John Hansell broke the news on his blog:http://www.whatdoesjohnknow.com/2011/07/07/michters-makes-a-move/Should be interesting to see what they come up with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 In general, Macdeffe, you won't get much support from me by saying we should be more like the Scots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nblair Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Yes, the labeling laws kind of suck. However, IMO they are still light years better than artificial coloring and reusing barrels an unsaid number of times... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macdeffe Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Well I wasn't looking for a general comparison between scottish and american whisky nor start a discussion which you prefer, or if you prefer any. Lets not go to where the US labeling rules is OK because e150 is not allowed :-)Personally I can put up a lot of questions and critic on the swa rules, so its not like its a set of holy rules to me, quite the opposite in fact. I do agree with nblair about not liking e150 and the question about cask reuses is a subject worth a long discussion in itself, but I don't wont to involve those aspects into labeling discussion. It's very independent and unrelated subjectsSorry if I offended anyone by putting up the SWA quotes, that wasnt the meaning with itSteffen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nblair Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I apologize if I came across as hostile, I was not trying to be. I do think the labeling laws here are disappointing, but I can live with them. A minimal amount of research is usually needed to find out where a product is sourced. I don't like marketers making up a false history and false distillery, so I usually choose not to purchase those products. That is, unless I know for sure that I enjoy it and it's a good whiskey. If it's good, then that's a cure-all. :grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barturtle Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 They participated in the KBF Sampler in April. There they were telling people they 'moved to Kentucky in 1989.' So they do have a bit of the phony-baloney going.The reality is that the only connection between this Michter's and the original Michter's is that Chatham Imports acquired rights to use the Michter's name. Since reviving the brand (not in 1989, 1999 more like it) they have been working with KBD as their broker, bottler, and DBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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