The evolution of the Michter’s American whiskey brand is one we’ve followed with close interest inasmuch as we’ve followed over the same period the return of bourbon distilling heritage to downtown Louisville, Kentucky. The latter has been punctuated in recent years by the likes of Old Forester and Jim Beam opening tourism focused facilities there, while in the case of Michter’s, they’ve maintained a purely industrial distillery focus in nearby Shively, Kentucky. That’s changing now though with word of their own location opening up not too far from their Kentucky competitors.