Michter’s is proud to honor a historical legacy tracing back to the founding of America’s first whiskey company in 1753.

“The Barrels Made to Our Specifications Are Toasted Before Charring…

“Toasting a barrel before charring helps to make the wood’s sugars more accessible. These sugars caramelize and concentrate to form the “red line” in the barrel stave cross-sections due to the heat, ultimately adding more flavor and color to the whiskey as it seeps through the char to the caramel red line.”