A.H. Hirsch 8 Year Old Small Batch High Rye Bourbon Whiskey

Whiskey: A.H. Hirsch 8 Year Old Small Batch High Rye Bourbon

This 8-year-old bourbon gets its name from Adolf Hirsch, who bought aging barrels from the famed Michters Distillery before it closed in 1988.

Size: 750mL

Proof: 92 (46% ABV)

Age: 8 Year

Origin: United States

Distillery: Michter’s Distillery

This whiskey gets its name from Adolf Hirsch, a former executive of the Schenley Co. who bought some aging barrels of bourbon from the famed Michter’s Distillery before it closed in 1988. This 8-year-old Hirsch Bourbon is distilled from a high rye mash bill: Northern Europe rye as well as corn sourced from Indiana and Ohio. This whiskey is matured for eight years in char #4 oak barrels, which have a char #2 on the heads. Bottled at 92 proof.

A.H. Hirsch 8 Year Old Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey Tasting Notes

Nose: A touch of vanilla, butterscotch, malt, barrel char and cherry.

Palate: Notes of corn, caramel chocolate, coconut, and subtle notes of cinnamon.

Finish: Bold with spice.

Distillery Information

Bomberger’s Distillery, more recently Michter’s Distillery, is a non-operating distillery facility that was, at the end of the twentieth century, believed to be the oldest remaining such building in the United States.