The Lone Whiskey Distillery company is a Non-Distiller Producer (NDP), meaning they sourced their whisky from other distilleries and bottled it under their own name.
This particular bourbon was distilled at MGP in 2005, then aged and bottled in Boone County, KY.
The history of MGP 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 Prohibtiion in 1933. Located in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, the distillery provided whiskey and grain neutral spirits for many of the Canadian distilling giants 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 a extensive list of independent boutique brands.
Lone Whisker is a proprietary blend of 74% corn, 21% rye and 5% malted barley. Proofed at a mouth-savory 93.8 ABV. It's distilled in Indiana and aged for 12 years in Boone County, Kentucky. The brainchild of Amuse Busche’s John Schwartz and Coup de Foudre winemaker Kent Jarman. The proof is the smooth flavors of honey, dried orange peel, tangerine, toffee, chocolate, and raisins. Only 2000 bottles made available annually.
