{"id":3613,"date":"2026-05-07T13:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzimporterz.com\/?page_id=3613"},"modified":"2026-05-11T13:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T17:05:12","slug":"don-michael","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dzimporterz.com\/index.php\/ny-distribution\/don-michael\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Michael"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3613\" class=\"elementor elementor-3613\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a179f53 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a179f53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1d94dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c1d94dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc5bb37 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc5bb37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7452c0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7452c0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lur\u00edn \u00b7 Lima \u00b7 Peru<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d26b15a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d26b15a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/dzimporterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Don-Michael-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3528\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dzimporterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Don-Michael-logo.png 560w, https:\/\/dzimporterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Don-Michael-logo-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3905ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3905ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don Michael<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0is a pioneering Peruvian distillery founded in 2017 by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Kuryla<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Daiana Mayer, creating the world&#8217;s first <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andean Whiskey<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from high elevation Andean black corn. Their flagship Black Whiskey, a bourbon-style spirit, has won international acclaim and top honors at the 2022 New York World Spirits Competition.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbfa9e5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cbfa9e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-381b5e6 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"381b5e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c92d33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c92d33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>2017<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-915f2d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"915f2d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>3000m<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c07702 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c07702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>50km\n<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb81b05 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb81b05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89c7b1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89c7b1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Established<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55da136 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55da136\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Elevation of Negro Andino<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-177b2ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"177b2ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>South of Lima<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-539fdf5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"539fdf5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a588f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6a588f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/portal.andina.pe\/EDPFotografia3\/thumbnail\/2023\/02\/27\/000936994W.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7e5e53 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7e5e53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Made from high altitude <strong>Negro Andino<\/strong> maize morada, Black Whiskey was created in the style of bourbon, with a mash bill of 60% Andean black corn, 15% malted barley, 15% malted wheat and 10% Peruvian unmalted wheat. Aged in <strong>new American white oak barrels<\/strong>, this prize-winning whisky at the 2022 Forbes New York World Spirits Competition was named the best whiskey in the world.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don Michael Andean Distillery is the only distillery that produces this type of Black Whiskey, developed by master distiller Michael Kuryla, inspired by the history and culture of Peru to create a unique spirit blending traditional Peruvian ingredients with modern whiskey-making techniques. The distillery&#8217;s portfolio also features Andean Gin, Andean Vodka, and Andean Cream, each reflecting the rich flavors of Peru&#8217;s native ingredients.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4214c09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4214c09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/donmichael.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BW-gallery-02.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a763608 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a763608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a1e6cc e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8a1e6cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ec83fc elementor-flip-box--effect-fade elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"0ec83fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/dzimporterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DM-black.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3649\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dzimporterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DM-black.png 500w, https:\/\/dzimporterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DM-black-128x300.png 128w, https:\/\/dzimporterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DM-black-438x1024.png 438w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlack Whiskey\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRich, bourbon-style profile. Toasted corn, vanilla, caramel, raisin, apricots, and cinnamon. Buttered sweetness and spice with a smooth maple finish.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ae72f9 elementor-flip-box--effect-fade elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"9ae72f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/dzimporterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DM-single-barrel.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3650\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dzimporterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DM-single-barrel.png 500w, https:\/\/dzimporterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DM-single-barrel-128x300.png 128w, https:\/\/dzimporterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DM-single-barrel-438x1024.png 438w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlack Whiskey Single Barrel\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCask strength and complex profile: savory-sweet vanilla paste, coffee, figs, cinnamon-forward chocolate mole flavor.\n\nLong warm finish lingering dark fruit, cocoa, and white pepper. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff6d82a elementor-flip-box--effect-fade elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"ff6d82a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/dzimporterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DM-andean-gin.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3651\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dzimporterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DM-andean-gin.png 500w, https:\/\/dzimporterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DM-andean-gin-128x300.png 128w, https:\/\/dzimporterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DM-andean-gin-438x1024.png 438w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndean Gin\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tElegant fine notes of juniper and lavender, high aromatic citrus.\nClean, slightly sweet palate of flowers, ginger, coriander. Expressive blend of Andean botanicals with lingering unique flavors of berries, almond &amp; juniper. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ca71f3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9ca71f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-468bb58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"468bb58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lur\u00edn \u00b7 Lima \u00b7 Peru Don Michael\u00a0is a pioneering Peruvian distillery founded in 2017 by Michael Kuryla and Daiana Mayer, creating the world&#8217;s first Andean Whiskey from high elevation Andean black corn. 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