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OKI Reserve 12 Year Old Straight Bourbon Batch #33

Lot: 5026373

OKI Reserve 12 Year Old Straight Bourbon Batch #33

Winning Bid: £775

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Lot:
Distillery: 
MGP
Age: 
12 Year Old
Vintage: 
N/A
Region: 
Indiana, USA
Bottler: 
New Riff
Cask Type: 
N/A
Bottled Strength: 
48.85%
Bottle Size: 
75cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

OKI Reserve 12 Year Old Straight Bourbon Batch #33

New Riff distillery was established in Kentucky in 2014 by Ken Lewis, recognising the trend in the bourbon community for greater transparency about the products being produced. The distillery sticks resolutely to the Bottled in Bond Act of 1897, ageing their casks for a minimum of four years, and bottling at 100 proof only from a single distilling season. The operation distils using both rye and bourbon mashbills, and has developed a strong following for its high quality and straight-forward output.

O.K.I is a brand produced by New Riff to celebrate Ohio's rich whisky history. It is bottled using an Indiana sourced high-rye bourbon from MGP distillery, bottled in Kentucky and "loved in Ohio."

The history of the Ross & Squibb distillery has its roots in the mid-19th century, however it is best known for its association to Seagram, who purchased it at the close of Prohibition in 1933. Located in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, the distillery provided whiskey and grain neutral spirits for many of the Canadian distilling giant’s products for the rest of the 20th century. When an ill-advised move into the entertainment industry saw Seagram collapse in the early 2000s, much of their assets, including the Lawrenceburg distillery were bought up by Pernod-Ricard. They announced in 2006 that they intended to close it, however ended up selling it instead to a holding company in Trinidad called CL Financial. They renamed it LDI (Lawrenceburg Distillers Indiana). It was not long however before the new owners would go bust as well, and the distillery was again sold, this time to MGP Ingredients, who renamed it in the process. The company produced and markets some of its own brands, but its main line of business is a huge contract-distilling operation. Among these are a number of well-regarded grain recipes, and several bourbons. Among its biggest customers are Diageo, and former owners, Pernod-Ricard, alongside an extensive list of independent boutique brands. In 2021 it was announced that MGP had acquired Luxco, which would provide it with a new national distribution for its Indiana-produced brands. In the same year, the distillery was renamed Ross & Squibb, however (confusingly) it still fulfils its contract-distilling by trading as MGP, with the new name appearing only on its own products.

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