BigPapa Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 (edited) What's your thought on this rye? worth the price of admission? Edited September 28, 2016 by BigPapa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrey r Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Purely anecdotal, but I don't think I've read or heard a bad thing about this run of Michter's Barrel Strength rye. I've had it in my hands several times but haven't pulled the trigger at $70. I spent a little more and picked up the 8 year Redemption BP rye. Age statement for the win in my case, but again, I am sure I would be happy with the Michter's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadeweber Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 I'm on my second bottle and think it is excellent. Also different enough from other rye that I've had to make it interesting and worth a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I like it quite a bit. I have three bottles of it that I found online for $70 each. (I tasted it at Whiskey Live in Lousiville back in June so I knew I really liked it). It sells for $100 locally which is too much, but I'll buy it at $70. I should note that I'm a Michter's hater, but I make an exception for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTen Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 (edited) Michter's Barrel Proof Rye is $57.99 OTD around here - might have to try it now. Edited October 31, 2016 by GeeTen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadeweber Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 On 10/31/2016 at 9:11 AM, GeeTen said: Michter's Barrel Proof Rye is $57.99 OTD around here - might have to try it now. Definitely pull the trigger at that price. I don't think you will be disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncredulousNosco Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 I've seen great reviews here and otherwise, but what is this stuff? I can't figure it out, so I've haven't picked it up even though it's on the shelves around here for not a ton. Is more like Alberta (WP and the like) or EHTR or OSSA BPSB? or more like Pikesville & WT101? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadeweber Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 28 minutes ago, IncredulousNosco said: I've seen great reviews here and otherwise, but what is this stuff? I can't figure it out, so I've haven't picked it up even though it's on the shelves around here for not a ton. Is more like Alberta (WP and the like) or EHTR or OSSA BPSB? or more like Pikesville & WT101? It's Kentucky rye not Canadian rye. So more like Pikesville than WP. I don't think anyone knows the source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncredulousNosco Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Thanks for the feedback! I'll likely leave it on the shelf then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 (edited) ^^^^^^^^^^^ Speculation is Brown-Forman... Edited November 1, 2016 by Paddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadeweber Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 19 hours ago, Paddy said: ^^^^^^^^^^^ Speculation is Brown-Forman... I guess that makes a lot of sense since not too long ago they came out with WR rye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 (edited) 20 hours ago, Paddy said: ^^^^^^^^^^^ Speculation is Brown-Forman... 1 hour ago, meadeweber said: I guess that makes a lot of sense since not too long ago they came out with WR rye. B-F is the speculation for a lot of Michter's products at present. They claim to "contract distill" from B-F although I am skeptical that it is anything but standard B-F mashbill with perhaps barrels picked for a certain profile (B-F has clearly demonstrated you can create fairly unique profiles from the same mashbill just by barrel selection as shown by the Whiskey Row series). It does make sense that it would be the same mashbill as the WR rye but even if you cut the proof down to WR level the Michter's BP rye seems better to me. Which I find annoying because Michter's for the most part is on my do not buy list for a variety of reasons. Edited November 2, 2016 by tanstaafl2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcbt Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 30 minutes ago, tanstaafl2 said: B-F is the speculation for a lot of Michter's products at present. They claim to "contract distill" from B-F althouch I am skeptical that it is anything but standard B-F mashbill with perhaps barrels picked for a certain profile (B-F has clearly demonstrated you can create fairly unique profiles from the same mashbill just by barrel selection as shown by the Whiskey Row series). It does make sense that it would be the same mashbill as the WR rye but even if you cut the proof down to WR level the Michter's BP rye seems better to me. Which I find annoying because Michter's for the most part is on my do not buy list for a variety of reasons. "Contract distill" could mean anything when it comes from the mouth of Michter's. It could just mean they receive an invoice from B-F (or whomever) for the barrels they purchased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Oh, and of course Michter's is distilling now since maybe 2014(?). No idea when it will be ready to bottle or if that will provide enough to even meet current requirements (although it is apparently a decent sized column still). I would guess it won't be anytime soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 On November 2, 2016 at 0:44 PM, tanstaafl2 said: B-F is the speculation for a lot of Michter's products at present. They claim to "contract distill" from B-F although I am skeptical that it is anything but standard B-F mashbill with perhaps barrels picked for a certain profile (B-F has clearly demonstrated you can create fairly unique profiles from the same mashbill just by barrel selection as shown by the Whiskey Row series). It does make sense that it would be the same mashbill as the WR rye but even if you cut the proof down to WR level the Michter's BP rye seems better to me. Which I find annoying because Michter's for the most part is on my do not buy list for a variety of reasons. I can confirm this now. Michters was (but is no longer) contract distilling at B-F using their own grains and yeast. This is straight from the top and we were told this during a barrel pick at OF today. (I asked of course). I also spied a Michters branded barrel aging right there in the OF rickhouses. We were also told that B-F is no longer doing any contract distilling of any kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dusty Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 On 11/2/2016 at 1:22 PM, tanstaafl2 said: Oh, and of course Michter's is distilling now since maybe 2014(?). No idea when it will be ready to bottle or if that will provide enough to even meet current requirements (although it is apparently a decent sized column still). I would guess it won't be anytime soon! Bruce we were in the belly of the beast last August and they had done test runs and were "days away" from full operations. So it was late August or early September of 2015 before they started producing their own. And they do have a monster column still and pot still doubler from Vendome. And a real Master Distiller now in Pam Heilmann. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dusty Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 42 minutes ago, flahute said: I can confirm this now. Michters was (but is no longer) contract distilling at B-F using their own grains and yeast. This is straight from the top and we were told this during a barrel pick at OF today. (I asked of course). I also spied a Michters branded barrel aging right there in the OF rickhouses. We were also told that B-F is no longer doing any contract distilling of any kind. So you saw this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 ^^^^^^^One just like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Well, it is good we at least have some confirmation about what Michter's is doing now! Not sure we will ever know quite what all they were doing before. 20 hours ago, flahute said: We were also told that B-F is no longer doing any contract distilling of any kind. Hmm, it would certainly make sense that they want to maximize their production at present. But it sure seems like we have heard this before from B-F as well as others! Gonna have to put that one in the "possible but not certain" file... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 1 hour ago, tanstaafl2 said: Well, it is good we at least have some confirmation about what Michter's is doing now! Not sure we will ever know quite what all they were doing before. Hmm, it would certainly make sense that they want to maximize their production at present. But it sure seems like we have heard this before from B-F as well as others! Gonna have to put that one in the "possible but not certain" file... Quite true. I was surprised though how forthcoming they were about their contract with Michters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulO Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 On 11/3/2016 at 8:39 PM, flahute said: ... We were also told that B-F is no longer doing any contract distilling of any kind. So, I had better stock up on the Mellow Corn BIB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrey r Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 (edited) I am still really enjoying the Michter's BP rye. Just had another pour the other night. It's definitely a nice change of pace from the MGP ryes. I frankly get more bourbony sweetness, caramel and vanilla with the Michter's BP rye (but still with a rye backbone), than the big bold spice from some other ryes. I have plenty of the spicy, minty, dilly ryes, so this is nice to have around. And not crazily priced at $70. Edited November 17, 2016 by jeffrey r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spade Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 I keep passing on this for $80. I've had it in my hand a few times but haven't pulled the trigger. It gets good reviews around here and it would be nice to have a barrel proofer on hand that wasn't MGP. What do people think, is this one worth $80? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 6 hours ago, Spade said: I keep passing on this for $80. I've had it in my hand a few times but haven't pulled the trigger. It gets good reviews around here and it would be nice to have a barrel proofer on hand that wasn't MGP. What do people think, is this one worth $80? $70 is my limit on it and it's out there for that price online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 I would love to try this, but I can't bring myself to support Michter's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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