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    Michter's
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    Michter’s Distillery Visit and Photo Gallery

    BillBy BillAugust 18, 2015Updated:January 22, 2018No Comments2 Mins Read
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    The Bourbon Society (of Louisville) met yesterday at Michter’s Distillery in the Shively neighborhood of Louisville.

    Michter's
    Michter’s

    Typically, a meeting of the Society wouldn’t garner a post of its own, but this one happened to be held at a brand new distillery that will start operations in less than 24 hours.

    ModernThirst was on hand to tour the facility and partake of the festivities.

    The facility itself is a state-of-the-art distillery complete with modern heat-controlled warehouse and automated barreling line.  Yes, I said automated barreling line.  Barrels can be filled, loaded onto a conveyor system, and moved to their respective aging spaces in the rick house by just two people.  Impressive.  Master Distiller Willie Pratt spoke to guests about the Michter’s process while company president Joe Magliocco and distiller Pam Heilmann also showed off the shining new distillery to Bourbon Society members and guests.

    Vendome’s only 32-inch column still ever.
    The Doubler/Thumper
    Michter’s- the still
    Fermenting tanks

    It boasts a 32 inch column still, the only 32 inch still ever made by Louisville-based Vendome Copper & Brass Works, the pre-eminent still-maker in the country.  Along side that column still sits a solid brass doubler/thumper combination.  Michter’s is an industrial setting, a far cry from the picturesque rural behemoths in Bardstown and surrounding areas, and as such is not intended to be a tourist attraction. Nevertheless, Brown-Foreman has a facility just down the street and the historic rick houses of Stitzel-Weller are visible from the distillery itself, so it is not lonely in its location.

    To account for tourism, Michter’s is planning to build another craft distillery in Downtown Louisville near the work-in-progress Angel’s Envy distillery and Louisville Slugger Field.  That new facility will be a working distillery and house a visitors center and tours.  The current facility will not be used regularly for public tours.

    In addition to the regular Bourbon Society business conducted, guests were treated to hors d’oeuvres from the Bristol Café and cocktails featuring Michter’s whiskey, along with a tasting of Michter’s US*1 bourbon and the forthcoming second release of Michter’s Toasted Barrel.

    Michter’s
    Toasted Barrel Finish ready to ship
    The barreling line
    Barrel Strength Rye
    Vendome’s only 32-inch column still ever.
    Ready to be filled.
    The bourbon society conducted its regular business, including the famous monthly toast.
    frost forming on the lines
    toasted oak stave
    Toasted, charred, and charred & toasted staves
    More barrels waiting for action
    Michter’s
    Michter’s products
    Michter’s- the still
    barrel char
    facilities
    Michter’s Master Distiller Willie Pratt
    Experimental Rye? Yes, Please.
    Ready to brand some barrels.
    Waiting to be filled
    Fermenting tanks
    The Thumper
    Toasted Oak as far as the eye can see…
    Toasted Oak (L) and US*1 Bourbon (R)
    Michter’s Cocktail
    Michter’s – the doubler
    Michter’s products
    The Doubler/Thumper
    Barrel racks
    Corn mill
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    Bill is the Co-Founder, Editor-in Chief, and official Bourbon-o-Phile for ModernThirst.com, and Founder and Chief Blending Officer for Four Gate Whiskey Company. He is a native of Louisville, KY in the heart of Bourbon Country. He attended the University of Kentucky in the mid to late 1990s. He has also been published on Liquor.com. He has conducted various bourbon and whiskey tastings in cities across the country, and consulted for multiple national labels. He is married with two daughters, and lives in east Louisville. You can follow him on Facebook and Twitter @BillStraub and email him at [email protected].

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