Michter's US No 1 American Whiskey Gift Box 41.7% 700ml

MIAMWH10 UCAU

$114.99

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Unusually aged in used oak barrels - soft, sweet and mellow with butterscotch and vanilla.

The gateway bottle for anyone who says I don't like whiskey.

Ideal for newcomers or gifting - lighter, smoother, still full-flavoured.

Quantity
  • Available for Purchase   Estimated dispatch from Warehouse: Thursday, May 08, 2025
Type
Country

USA

Region
Bottle Size

700ml

Alcohol %

41.7%

Sip Snapshot from Belford & Co

This is the whiskey of long roads and longer silences. Not quite a bourbon, not one for rules or definitions — it’s America in a bottle, unrushed, offbeat, and always moving forward. In the glass, it’s burnished gold — like headlights reflecting off sand and chrome.

 

The nose rolls in easy: toasted vanilla pod, kettle corn left in a paper bag, worn leather, dried wildflowers, and a breeze of sweet oak. It smells like an old glovebox map, folded and faded, but full of promise.

 

First sip is smooth and mellow — caramel corn, cream soda, roasted peanuts, and soft spice like ginger snap and allspice. There's a soft grainy sweetness to it that sets it apart — not bold, not fiery, but comforting. The kind of whiskey that doesn’t bark to be heard. It hums along beside you like a broken radio that still works just enough.

 

Mid-palate, you get a soft herbal flicker, a brush of mint or thyme, maybe even a grassy echo. The whiskey doesn’t push. It cruises. You sip it under starlight or on the hood of a car at dusk, watching the world go by.

 

The finish is soft-focus and low-fi — caramel fading into oak, with a whisper of spice and vanilla. It doesn’t announce an ending. It just disappears into the horizon. A dram for drifters and dreamers, with no particular place to be.

6
Body
3
Sweetness
3
Finish
6
Richness