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.

Due to the careful distilling process, Peerless spirits are multi-dimensional in terms of flavor. Single Barrel selections allow for concentration on a particular barrel's unique characteristics. Master Distiller, Caleb Kilburn, carefully hand selects barrels that highlight distinctive natural profiles to be offered in the Peerless private Single Barrel selection. Whiskey profiles of Peerless caliber selections are compared one by one. Once a barrel is chosen, it is bottled and prepared exclusively and given a unique label. Each barrel typically yields 180-210 bottles. As always, Peerless spirits are bottled at barrel proof, so Peerless patrons experience the same robust characteristics that were chosen specially for them.