O.H. Ingram River Aged announced it has taken a step toward the development of a new distillery attraction.  

Ingram River Aged was recently successful in asking Columbus voters to grant it an exemption to the dry county laws of Hickman County. This makes Ingram River Aged’s purchase of the former Iron Banks Lodge and the surrounding 24 acres of idyllic land overlooking the Mississippi River the perfect place for the next chapter of the brand. 

“Sean is a wonderful addition, and we’ve already seen his impact in the marketplace,” Founder Hank  Ingram said in a news release. “At a time when many folks in our industry are having to make tough decisions, we are grateful to have  some really positive news and are excited to bring it to life. What we have in store for our Columbus acreage is still not quite ready for primetime, but we can’t wait to share more of this special place and our unique aging  process with everyone. I want to thank the good people of Columbus for their support. The wind is definitely behind our sails right now, and 2025 is shaping up to be our biggest year yet.” 

A second announcement is that Sean Madden has joined the team as Portfolio Manager for Georgia and East Tennessee. Madden has decades of experience executing strategic sales campaigns and will focus on growing Ingram River Aged’s on- and off-premise footprint in these areas.  

Inside the original floating rickhouses, barrels of O.H. Ingram whiskies spend their years exposed to the magic of the Mississippi River. The motion of the river, its high humidity, and natural daily heat cycling ensure that the  whiskey never stops working. 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 grain barges. They now house a 2-story barrel maturation operation that never leaves the  water. Presently available on shelves in Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin, as well as online via Seelbach’s, O.H. Ingram offers a bourbon, rye, straight whisky, limited release Flagship and a single barrel program. Additional markets will come as inventory allows through R.S. Lipman. For more information, visit IngramWhiskey.com.