- Region
- Kentucky
- Owner
- Michter's Distillery
- Limited lines
- 8
- Editions tracked
- 24
Michter's US*1 Toasted Barrel Finish Rye. Picture from SipWhiskey.
About Michter'sUnited States
Michter's traces its roots to a distillery founded by Swiss Mennonite farmer John Shenk in Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania, in 1753. Abraham Bomberger bought it in the mid-1800s and it was known as Bomberger's for decades, until owner Lou Forman created the Michter's name in the 1950s from the names of his sons Michael and Peter. The Pennsylvania distillery closed in 1989 when its owners declared bankruptcy. In the 1990s Joseph J. Magliocco, now Michter's president, and Richard "Dick" Newman took up the abandoned trademark and revived the brand in Kentucky, and today Michter's runs a main distillery in the Shively section of Louisville, a second distillery in the Fort Nelson Building in downtown Louisville that opened to the public in February 2019, and a farm in Springfield. Its yearly Legacy Series, Bomberger's Declaration and Shenk's Homestead, is named after the old distillery's earlier names.
Limited lines
Each Michter's line in the book, with dates and shop stock.
| No. | Line | Age · strength | Last release | Next | Editions | Shop stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Michter's US*1 Toasted Barrel Finish Rye | No age statement · 54.55% ABV | September 2026 | September 2027 Estimate | 3 | Sold out |
| 002 | Michter's 10 Year Rye | 10 years · 46.4% ABV | June 2026 | June 2027 Estimate | 2 | Sold out |
| 003 | Bomberger's Declaration | No age statement · 54% ABV | April 2026 | No estimate | 5 | Sold out |
| 004 | Michter's 10 Year Bourbon | 10 years · 47.2% ABV | March 2026 | March 2027 Estimate | 2 | Sold out |
| 005 | Michter's Celebration Sour Mash | No age statement · 57.6% ABV | February 2026 | No estimate | 5 | Not listed |
| 006 | Michter's 20 Year Bourbon | 20 years · 57.1% ABV | 1 December 2025 | November 2026 Estimate | 2 | In stock 2 shops |
| 007 | Michter's US*1 Toasted Barrel Finish Bourbon | No age statement · 45.7% ABV | September 2024 | No estimate | 2 | Sold out |
| 008 | Michter's 25 Year Bourbon | 25 years · 58.1% ABV | December 2023 | No estimate | 3 | In stock 2 shops |
Edition archive
24 editions across 8 lines, newest first.
| No. | Released | Edition | Line | Strength | Bottles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | September 2026 | 2026 release | Michter's US*1 Toasted Barrel Finish Rye | 54.55% ABV | Not stated |
| 002 | June 2026 | 2026 release | Michter's 10 Year Rye | 46.4% ABV | Not stated |
| 003 | April 2026 | 2026 | Bomberger's Declaration | 54% ABV | Not stated |
| 004 | March 2026 | 2026 release | Michter's 10 Year Bourbon | 47.2% ABV | Not stated |
| 005 | February 2026 | 2025 | Michter's Celebration Sour Mash | 57.6% ABV | 315 |
| 006 | 1 December 2025 | 2025 release | Michter's 20 Year Bourbon | 57.1% ABV | 979 |
| 007 | July 2025 | 2025 | Bomberger's Declaration | 54% ABV | Not stated |
| 008 | June 2025 | 2025 release | Michter's 10 Year Rye | 46.4% ABV | Not stated |
| 009 | April 2025 | 2025 release | Michter's 10 Year Bourbon | 47.2% ABV | Not stated |
| 010 | November 2024 | 2024 release | Michter's 20 Year Bourbon | 57.1% ABV | 557 |
| 011 | September 2024 | 2024 release | Michter's US*1 Toasted Barrel Finish Bourbon | 45.7% ABV | Not stated |
| 012 | July 2024 | 2024 | Bomberger's Declaration | 54% ABV | Not stated |
| 013 | December 2023 | 2023 release | Michter's 25 Year Bourbon | 58.1% ABV | Not stated |
| 014 | September 2023 | 2023 release | Michter's US*1 Toasted Barrel Finish Rye | 54.45% ABV | Not stated |
| 015 | September 2023 | 2023 | Bomberger's Declaration | 54% ABV | Not stated |
| 016 | February 2023 | 2022 | Michter's Celebration Sour Mash | 56.4% ABV | 328 |
| 017 | 2022 | 2022 | Bomberger's Declaration | 54% ABV | Not stated |
| 018 | September 2021 | 2021 release | Michter's US*1 Toasted Barrel Finish Bourbon | 45.7% ABV | Not stated |
| 019 | November 2020 | 2020 release | Michter's 25 Year Bourbon | 58.1% ABV | 348 |
| 020 | September 2020 | 2020 release | Michter's US*1 Toasted Barrel Finish Rye | 54.6% ABV | Not stated |
| 021 | December 2019 | 2019 | Michter's Celebration Sour Mash | 57.8% ABV | 277 |
| 022 | 1 November 2017 | 2017 release | Michter's 25 Year Bourbon | Not stated | Not stated |
| 023 | 2016 | 2016 | Michter's Celebration Sour Mash | 58.4% ABV | 256 |
| 024 | December 2013 | 2013 | Michter's Celebration Sour Mash | 56.2% ABV | 273 |
Sources
- Bomberger's Declaration, Michter's Distillery
- Michter's To Release 10 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon, Breaking Bourbon
- Michter's Announces 2026 Release of 10 Year Single Barrel Rye, Fred Minnick
- Michter's To Release Its 20 Year Bourbon, PR Newswire
- Michter's to Release 25 Year Old Bourbon, Fred Minnick
- Celebration Sour Mash 2025, Michter's
- Michter's Toasted Barrel Bourbon 2024 release, VinePair
- Michter's is releasing its Toasted Barrel Finish Rye, The Bourbon Flight
- Our Legacy, Michter's Distillery
- Michter's Shively Distillery, Michter's Distillery
- Michter's Fort Nelson Distillery, Michter's Distillery
- Michter's Newsletter, Michter's Distillery
- Shop, Michter's Distillery
- Online Whiskey Shop, Michter's Distillery
- Michter's Distillery to Release 2026 Edition of Two Legacy Series Whiskeys: Shenk's Homestead & Bomberger's Declaration, PR Newswire
- Michter's to Release US*1 Toasted Barrel Sour Mash Whiskey for The First Time, PR Newswire
- Michter's Distillery to Release 2025 Legacy Series Whiskeys, Distillery Trail
- 3 Rare Michter's Bottles: Which One is the Best Pour?, Your Bourbon Journey
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