O.K.I. Bourbon announced it will expand its distribution into three new states: Texas, Florida, and Illinois.

Since its re-launch in 2020, O.K.I. has sold over 10,000 cases of bourbon and rye whiskey. In 2023 alone, the brand is on pace to exceed 12,000 cases before the Fall.

“We’re thrilled with how whiskey lovers have responded to the brand’s reintroduction,” co-owner Chad Brizendine said in a news release. “Our waitlist for single barrels has been filled with retailers and groups from Texas, Florida, and Illinois since 2020. It was a no brainer to expand beyond Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.”

Signing a multi-state agreement with Green Light Distribution in Texas and Florida, O.K.I. plans to dramatically increase its presence in the southern United States. Dusty Odell, co-founder and CEO of Green Light Distribution added that “O.K.I. is a cult whiskey brand known for its single barrels and couldn’t be a more perfect fit for Texas and Florida whiskey connoisseurs.”

O.K.I. too plans to launch its first “true O.K.I. blend” in Fall 2023 under its Reserve sub-brand featuring dark rye whiskey from Middle West Spirits in Ohio, bourbon from Bardstown Bourbon Company in Kentucky, and rye whiskey from MGPI in Indiana. Warm shared “Reserve Batch 02 has been in the works since last year and pays homage to our company name and the tri-state where O.K.I. was founded. It’s a truly one-of-a-kind blend!”

Local whiskey entrepreneurs Brizendine and Jake Warm are co-owners of OKI Spirits. Brizendine was co-founder and Warm an early investor in George Remus Bourbon, acquired in 2016 by MGPI. OKI Spirits now operates in 6 states including OH, KY, IN, TX, FL, IL.

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