{"id":10905,"date":"2023-11-29T18:37:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T18:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connectwithfund.com\/finance\/why-this-bourbon-deserves-a-place-on-your-thanksgiving-table\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T18:37:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T18:37:48","slug":"why-this-bourbon-deserves-a-place-on-your-thanksgiving-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/connectwithfund.com\/?p=10905","title":{"rendered":"Why this bourbon deserves a place on your Thanksgiving table"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article__body\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0002743970\" role=\"document\">\n<h2>The bottle<\/h2>\n<p>Michter\u2019s US*1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon, $50<\/p>\n<h2>The back story<\/h2>\n<p>This is the time of year I usually recommend a bottle of wine to pair with your Thanksgiving feast. But this year, I\u2019m going to talk about American whiskey \u2014 and a very special brand of American whiskey (and a very enjoyable bottle from its growing lineup).<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<p>Michter\u2019s has a long history as a distillery \u2014 in fact, it claims to be America\u2019s first whiskey company, dating back to 1753 (but under a different name \u2014 Shenk\u2019s). The Pennsylvania-based company went through good and bad times in the next couple of centuries (and shut down during \u00a0Prohibition, naturally), until it went bankrupt and ceased operations in 1989.<\/p>\n<p>But the brand name was revived by spirits entrepreneur Joseph J. Magliocco in the 1990s. Since then, Michter\u2019s has reestablished itself in Kentucky and has become an \u201cit\u201d name in bourbon (and rye), with some of its special releases selling in the thousands of dollars on the collector market (we wrote about one such bottle previously).<\/p>\n<p>Now, Michter\u2019s has earned a new and very distinctive honor: It\u2019s just been named the world\u2019s most admired whisky brand by Drinks International, the prominent British publication devoted to all things boozy. That means it beat out not just other American distilleries, but also all of those in Scotland and Japan, the countries generally associated with top-flight brown spirits. Magliocco likens the honor to the famed \u201cJudgment of Paris\u201d in the wine world \u2014 when American wines were judged superior to their French counterparts.<\/p>\n<p>All of which brings us to the US*1 bourbon. No, it\u2019s not Michter\u2019s most prestigious release. Instead, it\u2019s an \u201ceveryday\u201d bourbon that has been the company\u2019s consistent big seller. There\u2019s no official age statement on the whiskey, but Magliocco says it\u2019s between 5 and 7 years old, with corn, malted barley and rye in its \u201cmash bill\u201d (or mix of grains). Sales have continued to grow quite sizably for the bottle: Over the past decade, it has seen an average annual increase of 47%, according to the brand.<\/p>\n<h2>What we think about it<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for a very quaffable bourbon that has just the right amount of sweetness, this is a good bet. The key here is not the complexity of the sip, but the lack of it \u2014 it doesn\u2019t aim to push boundaries or impress you with too many different flavor notes (though you\u2019ll certain pick up some caramel and a hint of smoke). It just delivers true bourbon-y essence.<\/p>\n<h2>How to enjoy it<\/h2>\n<p>This is fine on its own or used in a classic whiskey-based cocktail, such as a Manhattan or Old Fashioned. And while I wouldn\u2019t necessarily suggest pairing it with your turkey, you can certainly toast the Thanksgiving holiday with a sip of it before dinner. Bourbon is the all-American drink, after all, and Michter\u2019s represents America\u2019s (and now the world\u2019s) best when it comes to whiskey.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/is-this-bourbon-the-worlds-best-whiskey-the-brand-just-earned-a-special-global-honor-dafdf926?mod=personal-finance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The bottle Michter\u2019s US*1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon, $50 The back story This is the time of year I usually recommend a bottle of wine to pair with your Thanksgiving feast. But this year, I\u2019m going to talk about American whiskey \u2014 and a very special brand of American whiskey (and a very enjoyable bottle from its growing lineup). Michter\u2019s has a long history as a distillery \u2014 in fact, it claims to be America\u2019s first whiskey company, dating back to 1753 (but under a different name \u2014 Shenk\u2019s). 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