Send us a textTo see our blog post about the Michters distillery click here!History of distilleryFounded by John Shenk, a swiss Mennonite farmer in Schaefferstown, PA in 1753Called the Shenk DistilleryMostly a rye productLegend is that washington purchased the rye for his men during their winter at Valley Forge"the whiskey that warmed the American Revolution."Mid 1800’s purchased by Abraham Bomberger Now the Bomberger DistilleryHard times during prohibition had the shut the doors, but did return afterChanged hands many times, but in 1950’s, Lou Forman was one owner, and created the Michters brandNamed by combining the names of his 2 sons, Micheal and Peter1989 is the end of the brand.  Owners go bankrupt and abandon the distillery1990’s the name is back!Joseph J Magliocco and Dick Newman Buy the trademark to continue the legacyDick Newman Purple heart in the Marine CorpRan old Granddad, Old Crow, and Old Taylor for National distillersBecame CEO of Austin Nichols, distiller of Wild TurkeyJoseph J MaglioccoWent to Yale and Harvard LawHe drank a lot in schoolThey opened up shop in KY, and have 3 locations, a farm, the main distillery, and then a public distilleryBarrel processDried 18-48 months before useBarrels are toasted first, before any kind of charingThis draws out the sugars and creates the red lineAfter charing, the whiskey will seep through the char to the redline where the flavors areThe juiceEnters the barrel at 103 proof instead of standard 125 proofThis results in fewer bottles, but they believe better flavorThe warehouse is heatcycledThis creates more expand and contract through the same seasonCostly because it creates more angel shareChill filteredThey say instead of carbon filtering which removes flavorsProcess is different for each expressionSupport the showWebsite:www.whiskeychaserspod.comFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/whiskeychaserspodcastInsta:https://www.instagram.com/whiskeychaserspodcast/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@whiskeychaserspodcastThanks For Listening! Tell a Friend!

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