This channel does bourbon right! No annoying intro music, no long unnecessary B-rolls (you know who you are), no smart ass immature banter. This is my favorite channel on the whiskey tube!

American is a hidden gem. Been telling people for years. It's a very approachable low proof offering. Glad you enjoy it as well! Great comparison.

First, you two are each great, but magical together. Trenton gets ribbed a lot, especially his tasting notes. Consider this however; they say the generation that popularized the Charcuterie tray Is the generation that grew up eating Lunchables! The kid probably represents the future of Bourbon critics! Whether it's Sweet tarts, breakfast cereal or fruit roll ups... people are going to describe flavors they know. I have huge respect for his palette. Sure, I understand Curt's tasting notes much better, but I never discount Trenton! Another excellent video.

Always thought that Michters was a little overrated and overpriced for what it is on the core products. Simply better products out there for $50 in my opinion. Really tough to find the Toasted products and the 10 yr I've seen, but around $300 retail, so nope! Bommbergers and Schenks are extremely rare and relatively unknown around here so ????. Great review 👏 I, like Trenton, had always passed on the American Whiskey, but finally grabbed one and was pleasantly surprised.

Thanks for doing the Michter's lineup. I haven't been down this road yet. As you said about the first one, the starting point is about $20 higher than other bourbons at it's level. They're usually harder to find in my area, so all of those factors have held me back. Whenever I get around to Michter's I'll revisit this video. Thanks!

I love these types of videos, but really all of your content. I'm pretty new to whiskey. I used to occasionally only have a scotch here and there with a cigar but never really took the time to appreciate it or the variety available. But the last two months I've been really diving into whiskey. I've gotten around to about 30 or so different ones and your videos have really helped me get an idea of what I'm walking into with some of them. Or alternatively I'll seek one out because of your feedback on it. I really appreciate it because the choices felt overwhelming and I needed a point of reference to get started. I also live fairly close to you guys so I have a good shot of finding the kind of products you find there. So thank you to the entire SLB crew. Love the content, love the channel and appreciate what you do for the community!

The sour Mash is one of my favorite ‘available’ bottles. I just picked up the American Whiskey so cannot wait to try it.

I've tried most of these in your line-up and several others but for me, the American is my clear winner. I always have it on my bar. So easy to sip on and relax with.

Your banter cracks me up!! Really appreciate this series of going through a line of bourbons.

I’ve been a bourbon Fan/ Drinker since the Early 90’s but i’m now getting into appreciating it more. I started building my collection a few weeks back, also with my son, when I came across your channel. You both are great! I’ll be going back and watching all your videos to gain more knowledge. Thanks for sharing your journey with us.

Love me some Michter's, and am still hunting some of their more allocated selections. Thanks for this video, now I know what to really prioritize!

Just bought my first Michters yesterday (straight bourbon) and loved it right away. For what it’s worth they are going for $59 here in western NY. Sometimes I hear your prices and get jealous. Lol.

I’m not a big Michter’s fan but I won a bottle of the toasted bourbon in a raffle and it’s my favorite so far.

I really love all of the Michters but the toasted barrels are awesome. Aged stuff is great but quite pricey and tend to end up on my collection shelf and not on the drinking shelf. Your Videos are great 👍🏽

Michters toasted one of my top 3 ever for me personally. Recommend trying it on a single ice cube. Michters American one of my favorite of all…unfortunately prices gone way up over last 5 years. I wasn’t fan of the regular sours. Haven’t tried the others unfortunately

Thank you for the Michters review. +1 on the American whiskey. Haven't come across many of the allocated bourbons.

Tried the rye years ago and thought it was good. When I finally saw the bourbon locally I was excited to try but felt let down at first. Having said that, by the end of the bottle I was thoroughly won over. Little pricey but I think it is very accessible and smooth. I'd compare it to Eagle Rare but a little bit better, albeit at a higher price point.

Local liquor store offered a tasting of Michters Bourbon and American Whiskey two days ago. I had not tried either. They seem a bit over-priced, but the American Whiskey was easily better than the bourbon. Hearing you both agree with that assessment made my day today. Thank you!

I LOVE the sour mash!! One of my favorites

I'm happy to hear some love for the Shenk's. It was a spur of the moment purchase for me and I have been afraid to open it in fear of regret...

I love it as well michter's unblended american whiskey. Neat or with coke it is just gone 3/4 bottle in one day. Little to expensive for budget bottle but it is so lovely smooth. Underrated.

I was recently able to get my hands on a sour mash (never seen it before) and really like it. Also lucked into a 10 year rye. It's good but, so far, not special for the price. I'm hoping it will improve with more air time.

I really like the barrel strength bourbon. I feel like you get more flavor at the higher proof. Can’t wait to see the rye video. Personally, their ryes and much better than the bourbon.

I love Michters! I always have a bottle of American on hand.

Nice review - I have been a fan of the sour mash for a couple of years - will need to try the American Whiskey

Thanks for being so helpful 🥃 Cheers

your channel is great ! american whiskey is such a hidden gem !

Dear SLB, you just picked up a subscriber from the Czech Republic. I love your stuff! I was a die hard Islay-only Scotch drinker until you brought me down a bourbon rabbit hole from which I can't get out. I'm completely hooked.

I picked up a Bomberger's today because of this video. They wanted nearly twice what you said you paid, but that's locations for you.

W/Michters I always think of their rye, glad you are hitting that next !

Thanks for the recommend on Michter's American Whiskey! Would have never tried this one and it is indeed a great whiskey for the price.

Great Review!!! Sour Mash is a favorite. Will get the American next time I see it!!!

I like Michter's but I very rarely buy because to me, there are so many better values. You're 100% right that the base should be $25. So many options in that range that are better.

The sour mash and the American whiskey are freaking delicious. I'm surprised they didn't include the bottled-in-bond here. Man, I would love to try that 10 year and/or that Shenks.....

Was hoping to see the 20 year on here. Great vid.

Big fan of the American Whiskey. Real under-the-radar bottle.

Love the American Whiskey and it has done very well in our blind tastings.

Michter’s Straight Bourbon is my all-time favorite daily drinker. I was in a liquor store a few years ago looking at all the Bourbons and a Woman also shopping told me to buy Michter’s because it's the best Bourbon. Boy was she right. Now I do the same and recommend Michter’s above all others as a daily sipper.

Love to hear great things about Shenk’s! I have a 2021 that I haven’t cracked yet and was wondering how good it might be.

I keep tasting the core releases and my favorite michters is reliably the one that is currently in the glass. I need to find the barrel proof sour mash if it ever comes around.

The American Whiskey has been a favourite of mine for years. (Hard to find in Canada and $93 Canadian Dollars with all of our liquor taxes). It's almost like a blend of Bourbon and Redbreast 12 or Greenspot Irish whiskey with the vanilla, caramel and shortbread notes.

I love Shenks 22 release. It’s my favorite open bottle right now. I haven’t cracked my first MWND though, and I’m hoping it is on par or better.

A lot of people speculate that they source from Brown-Forman (including Fred Minnick revealing it in his book). That would explain the banana bread that Trenton got on the sour mash. I don't get it often on Micther's products, but it's there sometimes. It's "usually" there on Brown-Forman.

you guys are great. i have 4 of the bottles you tasted. i'm from ohio, when getting home from work , i choose a bottle and your page just always comes up. good times.

Great video. The only ones I have seen here are the cores: Bourbon, American Whiskey, Sour Mash (and Rye). The only one I have here is the bourbon and agree with both your reviews on it. It's good/decent, but not great. Think I will pick up the Sour Mash next followed by the Whiskey. Looking forward to the Rye review.

Going to give the American Whiskey a shot. Love the Toasted Barrel, but good luck finding it for under $300 if you find it at all. Especially in S. Florida.

OUTSTANDING guys! Very Nice lineup!👍👍👍👍💯%

I just did a michters tasting of the line up last night, the shanks was my favorite

Shenk's is my favorite whisky, and I'd never heard of it before tasting it on the bartender's recommendation at the Stanley Hotel in Colorado, Halloween 2022. I've also had no luck locating a bottle of it in stores or online. I'd pay a stupid-high markup for it, if I ever find it.

I bought the Michter's regular Bourbon & Rye and I didn't like either on fresh crack neck pour. Young, bitter, astringent. However I came back to them later and they seem to get better after they breathe. Been hesitant to spend the big bucks on the special editions though.

I was able to snag two of the toasted sour mashes a day a part at 99 each, so good!

I watched this in the hope of learning more about the flavor profiles of these. What I learned was, I need to find a better review of said profiles. You touched on them but I was hoping for more details.

Yep. The American Whiskey and Bombergers are the best you can find on the shelf. The 10 year is hit or miss and you have to work for it or pay secondary.

I love the Sour Mash the most of the available ones. I get a decent amount of Cinnamon from it too. The bourbon is too bitter for me, especially for the price. I've never had the American Whiskey, because of the low proof, but now want to try it.

Looking forward to the next video!👍

Great review

I enjoy the America Whiskey over the bourbon too. Looks like I need to find a few things to try.

Great content as always. I had both of the 2021 Bomberger's and Shenk's and I was so disappointed. I felt they just tasted like "bourbon." By that I mean very reserved, play it safe flavors that just didn't warrant the pricing.

My big issue with Michter's is that they are all about double the price of competitor bourbons that are similar and as good or better. I don't understand what is up with their pricing.

Is Michters worth the money? Nope. Not in my opinion. For a beginner, I would tell them to pick up an EW 1783. It’s only $20 and it’s tasty while still being relatively low proof. To me, Michters is a brand that rides on “name value” more so than the juice that’s in the bottle. Do they have a nice variety of good products? Yes,they do. Are they overpriced? You bet they are.

Some of the 2019 Michter's 10 barrels were rumored to be 12 plus years I believe.

Interesting to compare notes on the small batch, sipping on it tonight and was thinking xmas toffee banana on the nose, like a spicier Jack Daniels Bonded, and definitely astringent on that back palette. Solid whiskey but not for the $120 Australian dollarydoos we pay for it.

I sure wish I could get these AT Michters for those prices! These "$100 bottles" run you around $185 or so, with the mandatory regular rye or bourbon to go with. And those for $40? They charge $55 at Michters, which includes the mandatory gift bag. Around Louisville they run about $50 even w special bottles nowhere to be found.

I would love to try the celebration bottle

So...I've noticed that most folks don't finish the glass. Do you guys finish it after the show? : ) And, BTW, I think having two generations with their different experiences - which influence their tasting descriptions - is one of the many things I appreciate about your content. Great job, gentlemen.

You guys bust me up with that starter bourbon business. I’ve been drinking whiskey most of my life and I don’t really understand the starter bourbon thing. If it’s great bourbon it’s great bourbon. Really enjoy your show.

IM huge on Shenks and Bombergers, and for me that Shenks is Butterscotch heaven for me, love it!

I really like your videos. The two of you together are great. Quick question: Does the American Whiskey have the banana note you were picking up on the others. Only asking because I can't stand banana smell or taste and don't want to spend money on something I won't drink.

Edit: 5 min later, just side by sided them. Mouthfeel oily coating, aroma pops (spice, damp earthy wood, char, vanilla) complex. Ritten house is floral, light spice, light vanilla, no wood. It absolutely slaps. Blind some ryes again. Obtainable ones. I'd get michters after this bottle. And this is the first pour. $42 a bottle and rittenhouse is $26. ===Just having the first one single barrel, it is luxurious in feel. Compared to rittenhouse, it wins. Finish is a bit bitter, flavors are huge, spice, wood dampness, vanilla carmel. Overall nice.

To me, the key thing about Michter's is that it has a barrel entry proof of 103 (51.5% abv), which seems like it is lower than even Pappy Van Winkle. So Michter's has less water added to it at bottling time, even though it's not a high proof bourbon. Even if you don't like Michter's (though most people do?), it's honest.

I'd like to see you boys do this with Glenfiddich!

Enjoyed!

Been a fan of the "American" for a long time. In all honesty... never tried the others! Can be hard to find in my area, so I usually grab 2 or 3 when I do see it.

Wish we had this review a few weeks ago. I was in a store that had both the Bomberger and Shenks. I didn't know what they were and both were over $100. Didn't want to take a shot in the dark for that much not knowing anything about them. Sounds like maybe they might have been decent pours. Now I know. Thanks for doing these reviews. As a side note... I'm guessing me saying I don't know what those whiskeys were is to Trenton what him saying he doesn't know Peyton Manning or Bob Dylan is to me. Haha!

sipping on some Michters straight bourbon right now. It's a GREAT yet simple sipper

Many, many years ago when Michters was in Pennsylvania. Not far from where I live. I had visited the distillery. I had bought a bottle on the way out the door. It has been so many years ago tha at I can't remember what the proof was or if it had a particular name. As I recall it was not all that expensive. But, I thought it was the best whiskey I had ever tasted. Sadly, Michters had diappeared from Pennsylvania to who knows where. I have seen on shelves now and it is more than I wish to spend.

American was my gateway to the whiskey world.

Everyone knows I talk a little down on Michters and its not at all about the bourbon or whiskey in the bottle! Its strictly for the price tag on it. I wish it was say $36 for the American Whiskey and I would recommend that just like you do Kurt! Every once in a while I do see it for $40 and I do tell people to snag it if they see it for that price!

The weekends Blending Success - IW Harper 15 year 75%, blended with Rossville Barrel Strength Rye 25%...enjoy!

The KY only release of their Barrel Strength Bourbon is one of the best things I have ever had.

I really like the American Whiskey. It's essentially bourbon but just isn't matured in new barrels so they can't call it bourbon. Because of that, though, it's a little gentler.

the basic bourbon is 44$ where I live in Texas and the sour mash was for 50$(plus tax) so I went with the cheaper one.

The Michter's American Whiskey is FANTASTIC. Try it.

Decided to stop in with my wife to check out this distillery late night over the weekend. So random that I lucked out in getting a bottle bundle of the Shenks and the Sour mash. So excited after checking out the review. Thanks @SLBDRINKS

Yes

Love Michter’s Rye!

So hard to find any Michter's offerings beyond the 4 standard- Sour Mash, Rye, Bourbon and American Whiskey. Almost allocated level of scarcity

I have only had the US1 so far.

I was excited when I picked up a bottle of the US-1 but I had a very similar (maybe even worse) reaction to you guys. Absolutely hated it, was really upset. I didn’t touch the bottle for 3-4 months and poured a glass and all the things I hated were gone and I really loved the bottle. Might be worth trying, curious to see if others have a similar experience as me

Why? Why do I watch these two guys taste Bourbons every night? I’m hooked! LOL

How long until I can start tasting/smelling all the differences? I can tell when some bourbons are sweet but most just taste like varying degrees of alcohol. Same with smell

Overrated??? Overpriced??? No freakin way!!! The American US1 is one of theee best bottles under $50.00 out there! Absolutely one of the best lines of Bourbon and Whiskey out there. Solid balanced full flavor great neat or fabulous in a cocktail... Hell yeah I wish it was twenty bucks just like I wish a prime rib eye was twenty bucks. I will agree on the toasted price but the American, Bourbon, Straight Rye and Sour Mash for the money are hard to beat.. I do have the 10 year which $tung a little but after the second sip I thought about all the crap I have overspent on and felt [pretty goood about this purchase..

All we get here is north Louisiana is the bourbon and rye. 😩

Gentlemen, great video as always! On your glowing reviews I finally tried the Sour Mash and it’s fantastic, well worth the $45. Crushable bottle for sure. I know it’s just an opinion, but do you guys think Shenk’s or Bombergers are worth over $100 each. I have a chance to pick some up for around $150 but scared to make a mistake. If anyone can can chime in, I’d appreciate it.

I’ve always liked the American Whisky over the bourbon. 😅

I’d love to host a bourbon tasting event at my basement bar here in the Detroit area. Any suggestions on how I could go about locating a “bourbon specialist” to run it?

I've always wondered what happens to the remainder in the glass. Do you knock them back after the show? Save them for later? Other?

that Shenks sells for $189.99 in Canada, Well BC, if you can get it. really hard to find.

I think the ryes are good their bourbon is just okay

When wild turkey 101 is $25 a bottle, is any high dollar bourbon worth the big bucks? That’s the real question 😁