In terms of its significance and perhaps even its shock value, this thrilling announcement recalls the Judgment of Paris in 1976, when a Napa chardonnay and a Napa cabernet sauvignon triumphed over esteemed counterparts from Burgundy and Bordeaux in a landmark blind tasting, shattering critical expectations and elevating the international perception of American wine.
For Michter’s President and fellow Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame member, Joseph J. Magliocco, Michter’s being named the World’s Most Admired Whiskey caps a remarkable journey that started in the 1990s when he and his two brothers acquired the Michter’s trademark for $245, which had been abandoned, granting them the rights to the brand he once sold as a summer job during the late 1970s.
To Michter’s Master Distiller Dan McKee, this watershed moment celebrates the passion and dedication of many individuals along the way. He commented, “I would like to thank the Academy for this extraordinary honor on behalf of our entire team, past and present. It reflects the decades of hard work and passing down of knowledge from generation to generation that it took to arrive at this point.