A.H. Hirsch is a name every whiskey drinker needs to know. It graces the label of America's only 5-star Whiskey. This magical Pot-Stilled Sour Mash, Straight Bourbon was distilled in the spring of 1974 at Michter's Distillery in Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania. You might be saying to yourself, "Bourbon in Pennsylvania? Is that even possible?" Fair enough question, especially regarding that an unwritten prerequisite of fine Bourbon Whiskey is that it is distilled in the proper Bourbon County of Kentucky. There are quite a few other consisting of ingredients and aging that are more important here. A.H. Hirsch fulfills all of them. Michter's Distillery was established in 1753. Until it's closing in 1992, it was the oldest operating distillery in America. Bourbon County wasn't even formed until 1785. At that time, it was still part of Virginia, and was named to honor the Royal French Family. The former Fayette County was a major "hub", as it were, for distilled spirits travelling on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. These barrels were stamped with the county name, thus coupling it with the lovely amber nectar. I do not believe the good people of Pennsylvania have a claim on one of the richest regions for American Whiskey, but I do believe this is the crown jewel of bourbons. Hirsch's namesake comes from Adolf Hirsch who bought a large stock of the aged whiskey. He bottled the 16 Year and the 20 Year Reserve at Hirsch Distillers in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky; right in the heart of Bourbon County. Crafted in the hills of rural Pennsylvania, distributed from the Bluegrass State, a pot-stilled American original.
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