O.H. Ingram River Aged announced the release of its 2024 Flagship Bourbon. This year, O.H. Ingram’s expression is made up of just six barrels, so it is anticipated to go quickly. The 2024 Flagship will roll out in September, and will be formally introduced to the world at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival in Bardstown, Ky., on September 14.  

A nautical term, the Flagship of a fleet is the one regarded as the lead vessel and considered the most  important. As such, it is an apt name for our once-a-year release, as O.H. Ingram’s Flagship Bourbon leads its fleet of expressions.  

Like every Flagship release, 2024’s barrels were each hand selected by Founder Hank Ingram and Master Blender Scott Beyer themselves. This year’s Flagship  Bourbon arrives at 117.7 proof after spending six years and six months aging on the original floating  rickhouses.  

“This is my favorite time of year – when we can share the best of what makes aging on the water so special,” Ingram said in a news release. “Everything we make is unique as we harness the power of the Mississippi River, but our Flagship  Bourbon stands alone for its complexity and character. This year, we selected six barrels that met our strict  criteria and blended together beautifully.” 

Inside the 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. 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 grain 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.  

To learn more about O.H. Ingram River Aged and sign up for updates, visit IngramWhiskey.com, where invitation-only floating rickhouse tours are available.