Michter's 25 Year Bourbon I2076 (2020)

25 years. Batch I2076. 2020. Michter's — the apex expression in the Michter's lineup and one of the rarest age-stated American bourbon releases available anywhere, presenting a full quarter-century of maturation from the most selective release program in American whiskey.

The Michter's 25-year is released only in years when Andrea Wilson determines that available stock has reached the exceptional quality threshold — the same quality-over-calendar philosophy that governs the 20-year and 10-year programs, but applied to the most aged and finite inventory. Historically, the 25-year has been produced in even smaller quantities than the 20-year, with multiple years between releases. The 2020 Batch I2076 is one of the most recent available releases.

At $8,749, the Michter's 25-year is the most valuable Michter's expression in the current Wooden Cork collection — above the 2018 I372 ($6,999), the 2024 I3209 ($4,699), and the Bourbon Barons 10-year private barrel ($8,999 — priced higher by private barrel premium but a 10-year expression). The 25-year represents Michter's ultimate age statement: the distillery's deliberate pace producing a handful of bottles from a program that most years simply doesn't release.

Specs

• Distillery: Michter's Fort Nelson Distillery, Louisville, Kentucky
• Style: American Whiskey, 25 Year
• Batch: I2076 — 2020
• Age: 25 years
• Size: 750ml

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Frequently Asked Questions

• How does the 25-year compare to the three 20-year Michter's expressions in the collection? The 25-year is 5 years older than any 20-year release and produced in substantially smaller quantities. The 20-year is itself rarely released; the 25-year goes even longer between releases, representing the absolute apex of what Michter's ages and presents.
• What does 25 years mean for American whiskey maturation? Most American bourbon peaks in flavor development between 12–20 years due to the climate-driven extraction from new charred oak. At 25 years in Kentucky's temperature-cycling climate, the bourbon has undergone exceptional wood integration — the risk of over-oaking is real, and that Michter's judges this lot as meeting the quality threshold is the central statement of the 25-year program.