MGP Steps Out of the Shadows: Chapter One Is a 10-Year, 111-Proof Bourbon for $69.99
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MGP Ingredients has launched MGP, its first-ever namesake brand, debuting with MGP Chapter One: Out of the Shadows, a limited-edition 10-year-old straight bourbon whiskey. The launch coincides with the return of the MGP Distillery name to the company's historic Lawrenceburg, Indiana operation. Chapter One is bottled at 111 proof. Master Distiller Ian Stirsman selectively blended barrels of the historic LBSV mash bill, 60% corn, 36% rye and 4% malted barley, aged in Rickhouse G, to capture the character of the distillery's signature high-rye whiskey. It will be available in limited quantities nationwide this fall for a suggested retail price of $69.99 per 750ml bottle. No bottle count was disclosed.
MGP is the distillery behind a huge share of the sourced bourbon on American shelves, including Remus, whose Repeal Reserve IX we reviewed and scored 8.2/10. This is the first time the distillery has put its own name on a bottle, and at 10 years old, 111 proof and $69.99, Chapter One is priced like a bottle meant to be opened rather than collected. We have not tasted it, so no score yet.
Read our Remus Repeal Reserve IX review (8.2/10).
Source: MGP Ingredients press release, September 9, 2026. Read the full release (Business Wire).