Town Branch Distillery, the main distilling arm of Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co., announced the release of Town Branch Imperium MMXXIV Kentucky Straight Bourbon. 

This special annual release features a new wheated bourbon mash bill, comprising 50% of the blend, along with only the finest barrels hand-selected for this year’s blend. Bottled at 96 proof and non-chill filtered, this limited-release bourbon has a suggested retail price of $119.99 for a 750ml bottle and will be available in select states across the U.S.

Town Branch Imperium MMXXIV Bourbon (MMXXIV – 2024 Release) marks the highly anticipated inaugural release of a whiskey that has been years in the making. Each barrel extracted from the rickhouse undergoes meticulous inspection and tasting before being selected for final production in the various offerings at Town Branch. 

“Each barrel tells us a story, and each product crafted from those barrels continues to tell that story. Imperium, simply put, commands the best of the best – end of story,” Dave Bob Gaspar, National Brand Manager, said in a news release. “Every year, as Town Branch’s production team diligently works, they seek out those exceptional, one-in-a-hundred barrels that can be used to create something extraordinary.”

With the maturation of a new wheated bourbon mash bill at its prime, the distillery has started actively blending these barrels into the Town Branch lineup—such as Town Branch Overproof Whiskey, which contains 10% Wheated Kentucky Straight Bourbon. They have also been setting aside some of the finest barrels from this mash bill for Imperium. 

In addition to these wheated bourbon barrels, select barrels from the traditional Kentucky Straight Bourbon mash bill have been collected. Imperium represents an exploration of blending only the best bourbons conscripted from all mash bills to create something truly unique. This bourbon offers a whiskey profile all its own—there are no other Town Branch Bourbons like it. 

Each year, barrels set aside for Imperium stocks will be carefully reviewed, and the blending of the finest selections will commence. The final product will feature the Roman numerals of the release year and will be offered as an extremely limited 6-10 barrel blend, making it truly small batch. This annual release celebrates Bourbon Heritage Month, reflecting the distillery’s commitment to crafting the best bourbon possible.

Read more: Town Branch Launches New Overproof Whiskey

About Town Branch Distillery

Located in Lexington, Kentucky, Town Branch Distillery is notable as the first new distillery to open in the city since Prohibition. It is part of Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co., the only brewery and distillery on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. The distillery produces several spirits, including Town Branch Bourbon, Town Branch True Cask Bourbon, Town Branch Rye, Town Branch Malt, and Bluegrass Sundown, a Bourbon-infused coffee liqueur. Town Branch upcycles every used barrel to craft a variety of whiskeys and barrel-aged beers, such as Lexington’s flagship Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale. For more details, visit www.lexingtonbrewingco.com.