MGP Launches MGP Bourbon, Its 1st Under Its Own Name

For the first time, MGP Ingredients, which is well known as a contract distiller, is launching a product under its own name, MGP. 

Wth this launch, the MGP Distillery name returns to the historic Lawrenceburg. Ind., operation, marking a new chapter for the operation.

The MGP brand debuts with MGP Chapter One: Out of the Shadows, a limited-edition, 10-year-old straight bourbon whiskey that pays tribute to MGP’s decades-long influence on American whiskey and the craftsmanship behind some of the industry’s most acclaimed spirits. 

Bottled at 111 proof, MGP Chapter One: Out of the Shadows is crafted from the distillery’s historic LBSV mashbill of 60% corn, 36% rye and 4% malted barley. Master Distiller Ian Stirsman selectively blended barrels aged for a full decade in Rickhouse G, one of the distillery’s most celebrated warehouses, to showcase the character of MGP’s signature high-rye whiskey.

MGP Chapter One: Out of the Shadows debuts at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival this weekend and will then be available in limited quantities nationwide this fall for a suggested retail price of $69.99 per 750mL bottle.

MGP Ingredients also has a branded spirits arm that includes brands such as Remus, Penelope, and Rossville Union. The new MGP launch is specifically the company’s first namesake brand, bringing a product to market under the MGP name itself.