Michter's Distillery

Michter’s is one of the oldest trademarks in American whiskey, with the first distillery founded in Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania in 1753 by John Shenk who made rye. Originally known as Shenk's and later as Bomberger's, after Pennsylvania Dutchman Abraham Bomberger bought the distillery in the mid-1800s. After changing hands many times over the course of Prohibition, eventually Lou Forman created the Michter's brand name by combining his sons' names, Michael and Peter. Though sadly, the distillery closed in 1989 due to bankruptcy.