by Northern Kentucky to Celebrate 125th Anniversary of Bottled-in-Bond Act
The 125th anniversary of the Bottled-in-Bond Act is creating a reason to eat, drink and celebrate on March 3 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.in Covington, Kentucky, just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. The inaugural John G. Carlisle Bottled-in-Bond (BIB) Competition and Celebration will include a four-course tasting menu at Smoke Justis sports bar in Covington, along with a “blind-pour guided tasting of four of the best BIB whiskey varietals in the country.”
The convention and visitors’ bureau in Northern Kentucky, meetNKY, is sponsoring the event. It honors the influence of Covingtonian John G. Carlise on getting the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 through Congress. It requires whiskey to be distilled at the same location in one season, aged in a federally bonded warehouse for at least four years, and be bottled at 100 proof (50 percent alcohol by volume).
“We’re excited to launch this competition and celebration to commemorate one of Kentucky’s signature industries, bourbon and whiskey,” said Julie Kirkpatrick, president and CEO, meetNKY. “Bottled-in-Bond has been synonymous with quality for 125 years and distillers who agree to these standards make a clear commitment to quality. Because Northern Kentucky is the birthplace of these standards, it only seemed fitting to host this inaugural event here to honor the benchmark for quality that was set for the entire nation right here in the Commonwealth.”
MGP Ingredients Announces $12 Million Barrel Warehouse Expansion
What does America want? More whiskey. What is MGP Ingredients going to do about it? Start a new $12 million barrel warehouse expansion at its Williamstown, Kentucky facility. The distilled and branded spirits and food ingredient solutions company announced the growth this week. The company just recently spent $4 million on an expansion at the Lux Row Distillers in Bardstown, Kentucky.
“With the increased demand we have been experiencing for our new distillate, aged whiskey, and ultra-premium brands, these investments are necessary,” said Dave Colo, president, and CEO, MGP Ingredients, Inc. “When complete, the new barrel warehouse and Lux Row Distillery expansions position us well for continued, sustainable growth. It is an exciting time for our company and the spirits industry.”
MGP Ingredients, Inc.’s portfolio includes Luxco (Limestone Branch Distillery and Lux Row Distillers in Kentucky), Desiladora Gonzalez Lux in Mexico, Ross & Squibb Distillery in Indiana, and Green Hat Distillery in Washington, D.C.
