Don Michael Black Whiskey...Peruvian Whiskey?!?!?

Today we review a whiskey coming out of South America...this is Don Michael Black Whiskey Single Barrel!!! There is a Black corn found in the northern highlands of Peru that grows at over 10,000 feet above sea level, that is the corn found in this bottle of whiskey. The founders of this distillery ran a construction company and after building some stills for a client...they decided to try making whiskey themselves six years ago. This whiskey is totally different than anything we have had before and we were really please to be able to sample one of the single barrels(#316) at over 125 proof. The standard release is much cheaper BUT it is also not nearly as good, so if you see this on the shelf make sure it's a single barrel!! Cheers!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Opening
00:08 Whisky details & background
01:58 Nose & palate conversation - Neat
08:18 Nose & palate conversation - Water added
14:35 Closing thoughts
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[@daianamilonmayer293]

Hey i'm the wife! And I have to say you describe that single barrel to perfection. The singularity of the barrel aging in Lurin, almost a desert, made that dark amazing single barrel. We have others that are not as dark, but they are as singular or more, my favorite is 265... no more of those for sale, just two in my closet. Thank you for your amazing review, we would love for you to visit us at the distillery. Cheers!

[@ExploringWhiskey]

Hi Daiana. Sorry if we only referred to you as "the wife". This was such a crazy whiskey in both palate/nose & color...glad we finally got to the idea that the climate is what drove how dark it is. Thank you for making such an interesting and enjoyable whiskey!!! Would love to visit the distillery but I don't see a trip to Peru in the budget this year but I will discuss it with my co-hosts. Thank you for reaching out...CHEERS!!

[@jorgelombardi5796]

Felicitaciones, es obvio que es un buen producto. Y si compré una botella cuando regresé a Perú. 🎉

[@jimreichel1466]

Funny you should mention Starward, as I am now sipping Starward Nova. Life can be so weird. Nice review!! A whiskey from Peru, who would have though. I am so intrigued that I will seek out this whiskey. Thanks for you channel. You do travel to some very interesting places.

[@ExploringWhiskey]

That's funny! If you decide to purchase, make sure it's a single barrel...heard the normal stuff isn't great.