Michter’s Distillery will release its Shenk’s Homestead Kentucky Sour Mash Whiskey and Bomberger’s Declaration Kentucky Straight Bourbon this July. 

Vintage dated with the year of the bottling, these distinctive whiskeys comprise two-thirds of the Michter’s Legacy Series, to which a third whiskey, Bomberger’s PFG (Precision Fine Grain), was added this year. 

“Our Michter’s production team puts a great deal of thought and a lot of effort into making our Legacy Series releases special,” Michter’s President Joseph J. Magliocco said in a news release. 

In 1753, Swiss Mennonite farmer John Shenk founded Shenk’s distillery in Pennsylvania. This distillery was later renamed Bomberger’s Distillery in the 1800s before its name changed again to Michter’s Distillery in the mid-20th Century. It is this heritage that the Michter’s Legacy Series honors. 

“I really enjoy the bold and lingering baking spice notes in the 2025 Shenk’s release,” Michter’s Master Distiller Dan McKee said. “Some of it was finished in French oak toasted, but not charred barrels crafted from wood grown in the Vosges forest, and this helped to accentuate the character of the rye in this whiskey.” 

As in the case of Shenk’s, wood science and maturation are key to the character of Bomberger’s Declaration. 

Michter’s Master of Maturation Andrea Wilson said, “I’m so happy with the result. Once again Chinquapin barrels have contributed to the hallmark flavor of Bomberger’s Declaration. For this year’s release we used a spectrum of different barrels constructed from wood naturally seasoned outdoors in varying cases from 18 months to 3 years to 4 years to 5 years thus changing the chemistry of the oak’s contributions during aging. The result is a bold and multi-dimensional experience to savor and enjoy.” 

Shenk’s is 91.2 proof (45.6% ABV) and has a U.S. suggested retail price of $110. Bomberger’s Declaration is 108 proof (54% ABV) and has a U.S. suggested retail price of $120. 

For more information about Michter’s, visit michters.com.