Need help with Michter's bottlings

[t44tq]

Can someone point me toward some info on Michter's rye bottlings? I wanted to know if there is a way to date the bottles or determine the origin. I've heard that older bottlings of the 10 yr. rye are very good, but I don't have any idea how to tell the difference between various bottlings.

[squire]

Michters is not forthcoming about the origin of their products but there are some solid opinions here about the whiskys themselves.

[chrisg]

Michters is not forthcoming about the origin of their products but there are some solid opinions here about the whiskys themselves.

One of the reasons I don't buy them.

[luther.r]

As far as I can tell this is the format they've used for the barrel number:

yy, letter denoting month, barrel number

So for example 13H216 is 2013, H=August, and 216 is their barrel number

In 2012 they departed from this system and only used numeric values, e.g. 2368.

So if you see a numeric-only barrel number it's probably 2012; otherwise the 2-digit prefix is probably the year it was bottled.

[whiskeyobsessive]

As far as I can tell, everything before the 13-"letter" and 14-"letter" was great and , I suspect, was old bernheim (CoK). No way to be sure on the source, though. The 14 rye is no where near as good. I suspect it to be nice 10 year rye from BF, with no proof to back it up. I would pay $50 for it, not what they are asking.

[t44tq]

Thanks guys. I'll report back when I see the bottle.