Shenk’s Homestead Kentucky Sour Mash Whiskey 2024 Review | The Daily Pour

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92Excellent

Shenk’s Homestead Kentucky Sour Mash Whiskey 2024

American Whiskey Michter's
  • Distiller

    Undisclosed

  • Bottler

    Michter's

  • ABV

    45.6%

  • Age

    NAS

  • Price $100 to $199.99

One of Michter's Legacy Series releases, affectionately called "secret" whiskeys from Michter's (because it doesn't prominently feature the Michter's name on the bottle), Shenk’s Homestead 2024 is bottled at 91.2 proof and has a suggested retail price of $110. The name of this whiskey harkens back to 1753, when Swiss Mennonite farmer John Shenk founded Shenk’s distillery in Pennsylvania. This was the first form of what is today known as Michter's Distillery. The 2024 release of Shenk’s Homestead incorporated caramel malt in its mashbill for the first time, paired with rye and malted rye. Some of the barrels used in production were made from oak sourced from the Vosges region of France, which is air dried and seasoned for 24 months before being toasted.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 88
  • Drinkhacker
  • By Drew Beard
  • The rye and French oak dominate this one, and while I slightly prefer the previous releases, fans of Michter’s ryes should seek this out.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • The Bourbon Culture
  • By Mike & Mike
  • If you see this on the shelf for $130 or less, it’s an automatic buy.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • The Daily Pour
  • By T8ke
  • It’s rich, it’s complex, it’s unique, and it’s frankly unbelievably great whiskey. Delightful.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • Amongst The Whiskey
  • By Nick Anderson
  • An understated, lovely whiskey sipping experience that leans in on a thick mouthfeel.
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  • Raided Score: 100
  • The Whiskey Wash
  • By Nino Kilgore-Marchetti
  • Shenk’s Homestead Kentucky Sour Mash Whiskey (2024) dials the flavor balance in really, really, well – so well you might not even realize you’ve swallowed it – it is just that good, as you’re left distracted considering it in the most ideal of ways.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • Distiller
  • By Amanda Schuster
  • The finish, in the best possible way, is chocolatey with more hints of cooked cherry and oaky aromatics—like licking chocolate cherry (Black Forest) cake batter off the back of a new wooden spoon.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Big and bright on the nose, with tons of citrus, honey, toffee, tobacco and lemon, orange, lime and tropical fruit.

  • Taste:

    Moderate palate, sweet honey, toffee, tobacco, caramel orange peel, lemon and some cracked pepper.

  • Finish:

    Long finish with toffee, honey, lemon, orange peel, vanilla bean, butterscotch and a crackle of pepper.

  • Overall:

    Some folks will disagree with the low proof, but this release is delicious. It’s rich, it’s complex, it’s unique, and it’s frankly unbelievably great whiskey. Delightful.

  • Score:

    92

  • Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.

  • By T8ke
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources