MGP will release Remus Volstead Reserve Straight Bourbon Whiskey, a rare, reserve bourbon later this year.
The new release coincides with the 100th anniversary of the start of National Prohibition, under the Volstead Act, that enforced the 18th Amendment outlawing the production and distribution of alcoholic spirits in the U.S.
“Prohibition launched an era of social change which created legends such as George Remus, King of the Bootleggers, and a speakeasy culture that persists to this day,” says Andrew Mansinne, Vice President of Brands, MGP Ingredients. “Remus Volstead Reserve is made from our finest 14-year aged reserves and has spent the same time in barrel as this country spent under Prohibition. Like this singular historic era, our Volstead Reserve is one-of-a-kind.”
Remus Volstead Reserve is bottled-in-bond from 2005 bourbons crafted at MGP’s historic distillery in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, and bottled at 100-proof. Its packaging is designed for collectors with a high-end glass bottle and commemorative box. This limited, 2005-aged reserve bourbon will never be repeated and no more than 500 9-liter cases will be available for markets where George Remus Bourbon is currently sold.
Due to hit shelves in November, Remus Volstead Reserve is said to retail for $199.99.
