O.H. Ingram River Aged announced a massive expansion of its footprint with the purchase of 24 acres of land overlooking the Mississippi River in Columbus, Ky. The acreage offers views of the Mississippi and sits right above O.H. Ingram’s original floating rickhouses.

The site also includes the former home of the Iron Banks Lodge, built originally as a hotel in 1930 by Francis Marion Rust who was leading relief efforts in Columbus after the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 had largely destroyed the town.

“This is a picturesque piece of property, and one that I’ve long identified as the perfect place to grow our operational and hospitality footprint,” founder Hank Ingram said in a news release. “The potential here is phenomenal, and we are in the process of making some moves that will really put this place on the map in a new way.

“While we aren’t ready to go into details just yet, I can say that we have special plans for this site, so please stay tuned. We can’t wait to host friends and bourbon fans here soon and are excited to deepen our roots in this part of Kentucky.”

After outgrowing its original aging operations location last year, O.H. Ingram moved downriver from Wickliffe to Columbus and increased its total capacity to over 6,000 barrels.

Inside the original floating rickhouses, barrels of O.H. Ingram whiskies spend their years exposed to the climate and constant motion of the Mississippi River. The motion of the river, its high humidity, and natural daily heat cycling ensure that the whiskey never stops working, creating an extraordinary spirit. We call it Mellowed on the Mississippi. You can see full details about the unique aging process here.

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About O.H. Ingram River Aged

O.H. Ingram River Aged was founded in 2015, when Hank Ingram pioneered the first permanent floating rickhouses to age award-winning whiskies in Western Kentucky. Moored on the banks of the Mississippi River in Columbus, KY, O.H. Ingram River Aged’s rickhouses were custom built inside former tank barges. They now house a 2-story barrel maturation operation that never leaves the water. While having a similar look to those on land, Ingram’s rickhouses have a very different feel. For more information, visit IngramWhiskey.com.