I've got one and it's whatever. Not great, not terrible. Can't remember what I paid, but I doubt I'd snag one again
I'm confused about MGP sourced bourbons. Sometimes I see them hated on and sometimes I see them as highly regarded. Does it just depend on the brand aging/finishing them?
In the early 2010's I was like "oh its just sourced MGP for 50$" :yaoface, now I'm like :oh its sourced MGP for 90$, :grabbyhands: "
Old Scout MGP 10 or 11 year stuff is coveted. it's quite good. then they switched to Dickel and people hated it. they've gone back to mgp with the recent release and its 5 year product. Look for Distilled in Indiana on the back vs Distilled in Tennessee (Dickel)
I just glanced at it and only saw it was 120ish proof. Didn’t even look at the age. Price was $60 and it was sitting next to Dickel store picks.
Some bourbon "purists" don't like when companies hide where their bourbon is made, or when they source from someone else. MGP is an absolutely giant distillery that provides a shit ton of bourbon to a lot of labels, and they keep some of their customer's info confidential, while others openly admit they sourced it from MGP. Other people (myself included) don't really give a fuck where the bourbon comes from, as long as it tastes good. MGP makes some absolutely fantastic juice, so I have no qualms with them.
It appears the Habitat for Humanity in Henderson, KY is doing a bourbon raffle that includes everything in the picture below. Figured this group might be interested. https://www.hendersonkyraffle.org/
i guess not really hated on in a Dickel sense but sometimes reviews on BB will make it clear that that particular bourbon is sourced from MGP. Almost seems like a knock sometimes. Which is confusing.
Purchased from a restaurant that needed revenue. All below or well below secondary. Not quite retail, though.
I don't see it that much any more. I used to see people comment (on other forums) things like "Oh its just MGP in a cool looking bottle". But lately I've seen some stores I follow on IG advertising things as MGP as if it were a selling point so it had me confused. I knew the gist of how distilleries get the product from MGP, I was more just curious about the perception of MGP sourced brands and if it has changed lately or has always been a mixed bag. I, like you, don't care where it comes from as long as it tastes good. One thing I'm still curious about - do most distilleries that source from MGP get it as white dog and age it themselves or are they buying already aged bourbon and just finishing it and/or aging it more?
It’s my understanding they are buying already aged product. And at that point can either age it more or blend some together into something else. High West for example blends some different age ryes to create most of their lineup. Sometimes they then finish the blends in different barrels to create things like MWND or Yipee Kay Yay
i think anything from 50-125 is probably worth a buy. probably more is even worth a buy. it's really good.
know it’s been discussed in the thread before, but I’m too lazy to look for it but peerless bourbon worth a grab @ $70?
Since MGP doesn't really advertise a lot of the brands they supply to, it's hard to say what the majority do, but I do know that companies definitely do it both ways. One thing MGP does for a lot new distilleries is gives them juice until their own is ready. OKI is a good example of that, New Riff sourced bourbon from MGP for a while before their own stuff was ready, and then they switch over to their own stuff. Boone County did this too, it's pretty common. Others (I believe Angel's Envy) take it and just finish it at their facility, but leave the aging to MGP. Some (like Bulleit) don't give too much of an explanation as to what they're doing. I think at least for a while, Bulleit Rye was from MGP. I know some just get white dog from them, but I'm not sure which ones.
I liked it and it was $80 here. I wouldn’t get it again for that price. It noticeably lacks age in an otherwise good flavor profile. Put it at $45 and I’d grab it every now and then.
5+ years ago or so, stuff from MGP, and really any bourbon coming from a non-distilling producer, was sort of dismissed. People bought it but none of those brands were highly sought after or super expensive on secondary markets. Then, several years ago, SAOS Single Barrel, Boone County, OKI and others discontinued product lines that were 10+ year MGP and as people bought them they realized they were delicious, and suddenly those bottles became mini unicorns. In the last year or two especially, new brands have been hyping the fact that they’re getting MGP, likely bc they know saying they have an aged MGP product is going to draw more interest than releasing their own super young distillate. success stories like Smoke Wagon and some of the Barrell releases just make MGP even more popular.
A restaurant near me had a few bottles of Very Old Scout for a while a year or two ago. Got damn that was good.
Saw them splashing cash on another IG account too. Going to be weird to have them as my local bourbon bar.
I’ve been signing up left and right for barrels, and I don’t have a set group for them, so if that lotto ticket hits (unlikely) and I actually get one, I may be frantically posting in here looking for folks to go in together.
I’ve got a friend that’s been working with a bunch of local liquor stores to get some store picks done. He had a Widow Jane 12 and is going to do an Elijah Craig in the near future.
Hopefully, but they may have reservations doing anything that didn’t say their name on the sticker. If not them, there are some smaller shops in town that definitely would
Was just a one time deal with Buffalo Wild Wings. Buffalo Trace gave them a single barrel BWW pick in a couple different states including GA
Really liked the 6yr single barrel, the small batch not as much. Neither are particularly great at their price point
I actually just took another pour off of the small batch and it’s definitely an enjoyable easy drinker. Just think it’s hard to justify the $50 price tag. I’ll be interested to see their releases this year that contain their own distillate.