BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – for 5 February 2021, by Susan Reigler
News from MGP
MGP Ingredients in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, near Cincinnati, Ohio, is the largest distillery of which you have never heard. While it does have its own whiskeys – George Remus Bourbon, Remus Repeal Reserve Bourbon, and Rossville Union Rye – it specializes in making whiskey it sells to other companies who, in turn, release the whiskeys bearing their own labels. Such sourcing is common in the industry and is perfectly acceptable, as long as the non-producers are transparent about the practice. For example, one especially well-known brand that sources from MGP is Bulleit Rye.
Given its size, MGP employs not one or two, but several master distillers, and the company recently announced it has appointed one lead master distiller to oversee them. Matt Greeno will supervise all of MGP’s distillery operations, which include those in Atchison, Kansas and Washington,...
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