{"product_id":"2014-michters-us-1-toasted-barrel-finish-bourbon-whiskey-first-release-750ml","title":"2014 Michter's US-1 Toasted Barrel Finish Bourbon Whiskey First Release 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe founding First Release. Michter's US-1 Toasted Barrel Finish Bourbon 2014 — the inaugural edition of one of American whiskey's most innovative annual programs: finishing Kentucky straight bourbon in a second barrel whose interior has been toasted (not charred) to draw out specific caramelized wood sugars unavailable from standard charred barrels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToasting and charring are fundamentally different processes. Standard bourbon aging uses charred new oak barrels — the char creates a layer of activated carbon and caramelizes the outermost wood sugars. Michter's Toasted Barrel process uses a second finish barrel toasted at lower heat without charring — caramelizing deeper wood sugars (particularly hemicellulose) that the char process does not reach, adding distinctive vanilla, maple, and toasted grain notes unavailable from charred-only aging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2014 First Release predates the program's established collector following — the founding expression of an innovation that Michter's has now refined across multiple annual releases. Over a decade from its original distribution, the 2014 is now one of the rarest expressions in the Michter's Toasted Barrel program.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liquor Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52163990815021,"sku":null,"price":700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0819\/2901\/1501\/files\/IMG_9581.jpg?v=1781806581","url":"https:\/\/www.liquorexpress.us\/products\/2014-michters-us-1-toasted-barrel-finish-bourbon-whiskey-first-release-750ml","provider":"Liquor Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}