Shenk's Homestead Distillery Sour Mash Whiskey honors the legacy of historic American Whiskey figure John Shenk, who in 1753 founded a distillery that was to become known as Michter's in the 20th century. It is made in Kentucky according to the traditional Sour Mash process, whereby a portion of the previously distilled whiskey mash (referred to as "setback") is added to the next batch. Shenk's is a Kentucky Sour Mash Whiskey that is made with a substantial amount of rye. The unique character results from being produced with malted rye in the recipe. Additionally, for its maturation, we utilized two different and quite special barrel profiles: a portion of it was aged in 18-month naturally air-dried and seasoned wood with our signature toast and char profile and a portion of it was aged in special toasted French oak barrels that were made from 24-month air-dried wood sourced from the Vosges region of France.

Look for Wilderness Trail's wheated and rye Bourbon with a silver label and a “6” on the neck tag and on the vertical label. The silver label mashbill for the wheated Bourbon is 64% corn, 24% wheat and 12% barley. For the rye Bourbon, the difference is 24% rye instead of wheat. The 6-year is deeper in character and richer in flavors found in more mature Bourbons. We hope you enjoy all the deliciousness of our Bourbons with this age statement.