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With an anticipated March 2021 release, Michter’s Barrel Strength Rye is making it’s first appearance since 2019. That’s typically how it works with Michter’s… they don’t release all of these special barrels each year. In 2020, their most special offering at this price point was a Toasted version of the Barrel Strength Rye. This limited release schedule keeps whiskey hunters on their toes.
The 2021 Michter’s Barrel Strength Rye was announce for March release with an MSRP of $99.95 and an average bottle proof of 110.3 Proof (55.15% ABV). Often abbreviated as MBSR, this is rye recipe is approachable even if you don’t typically gravitate towards ryes.
MBSR – Michter’s Barrel Strength Rye in NC
If you’re one of our local readers looking for MBSR in the North Carolina ABC system, start keeping your eyes out now. This release was added to the NC Warehouse system on February 19th. We watch pretty closely, and as far as we know we haven’t seen any stock actually hit the state warehouse… but we know it’s coming. The distillery announced it with a March 2021 release schedule, though sometimes it may take a little longer for distribution to permeate the state.
The best way to find this limited release whiskey in North Carolina is to check with your local ABC stores. If you have a good relationship with their employees, buy standard bourbon regularly, and build a strong report, they may tip you off to its release (but please don’t expect this, ABC employees are just doing their jobs… please respect them!). Otherwise, keep an eye on the warehouse and just do some good ol’ fashioned hunting. Some boards may keep these for a release in a lottery or special distribution. Each ABC Board is different.
You can also keep an eye on online retailers like Mash&Grape, in hopes they list MBSR on their site. If they do, you can expect a significant markup over MSRP, but it might be worth it to you.
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Michter’s Single Barrel bourbon and rye are increasingly popular options. Even the small batch expressions of their mash are great daily drinkers. If you’re looking for a Michter’s Store Pick, though, you won’t find one. Michter’s doesn’t have a single barrel selection program like most distilleries, but they do have a lot of single barrel options, including:
- Michter’s Single Barrel Rye
- Michter’s 10 Year Single Barrel Bourbon
- Michter’s 10 Year Single Barrel Rye
- Michter’s Barrel Strength Bourbon
- Michter’s Barrel Strength Rye
There are also various expressions of all of these… like Michter’s Toasted Barrel Strength Rye, or 20, 25, and even 30 year versions of their bourbon and rye.
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Michter’s Fill your Own Bottle
Of course, if you’re looking for something totally unique you can make a trip to Kentucky and visit the Michter’s Distillery. There, you can schedule special tours that include whiskey tastings, as well as the opportunity to fill your own bottle of Michter’s Barrel Strength Rye. So even though you can’t get an entire barrel selection, you can play a part in filling a bottle, with custom label, of unique Michter’s juice. This experience is definitely on my whiskey bucket list, even if it’s not a Michter’s Barrel Pick
Michter’s Barrel Picks
I’m still holding out hope for a Michter’s barrel pick program in the future. Single barrel selections are the latest rage in Bourbon and Rye culture, and many distilleries are introducing great selection programs for stores, groups, or states to select great whiskey. It may not be long before Michter’s Distillery does the same.
In the meantime, maybe you can get your single barrel whiskey pick fix through some of these opportunities:
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