2016 Michter's 20 Year Old Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey 750ml

The 2016 Michter's 20 Year Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is bottled at 114.2 proof (57.1% ABV) and is distilled and bottled in Kentucky by Michter's. Matured for at least two decades in new, fire-charred American white oak, the 2016 edition was released in November 2016, with Master Distiller Willie "Dr. No" Pratt personally selecting the barrels — his final 20 Year before Pamela Heilmann succeeded him as Michter's Master Distiller.

Michter's pays extra-special attention to its barrels once they pass 17 years, a window the distillery calls the "Fork in the Road Point" — 17 to 20 years, when a select few barrels reach an extraordinary level of quality while most decline. Pratt earned his "Dr. No" nickname for refusing to approve a barrel until it reached its full potential, a philosophy perfectly suited to an expression this old and this scarce. Michter's 20 Year continues the legacy of a company that traces its roots to 1753 and the original Shenk's distillery. Bourbon matured two full decades in Kentucky's climate is exceptionally rare — only a select few barrels age with the elegance required to reach 20 years, while most are lost to evaporation or grow too heavily oaked long before then.

Released only when the barrels are judged ready, the 20 Year is among the rarest and most coveted bottlings Michter's produces. As a single-barrel, limited release, each bottle reflects the character of one exceptional cask, and surviving bottles are fiercely pursued by collectors. Michter's stands among the most admired names in American whiskey, and the 20 Year crowns its portfolio. As Willie Pratt's last 20 Year Bourbon, the 2016 is a landmark vintage and a centerpiece of any serious Michter's collection. For collectors building a vertical of the 20 Year, it marks the close of the Willie Pratt era and the start of a new chapter for the distillery.

• Size: 750ml
• Proof: 114.2 Proof (57.1% ABV)
• Age: 20 Years (minimum; often aged older)
• Origin: Kentucky, USA (distilled and bottled in Kentucky)
• Distillery: Michter's Distillery (Louisville, KY)
• Whiskey Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Bottling: Single barrel, limited release
• Cooperage: New, fire-charred American white oak