A blend of straight rye and straight bourbon whiskies finished in The Prisoner Red Blend wine barrels. Batch #23H01

High West sourced their early whiskey from the MGP distillery in Indiana. Their parent company, Constellation Brands, purchased a minority stake in the Bardstown Bourbon Company contract-distillery in 2016 however, so future releases will likely be distilled there.

The history of the Ross & Squibb distillery has its roots in the mid-19th century, however it is best known for its association to Seagram, who purchased it at the close of Prohibition in 1933. Located in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, the distillery provided whiskey and grain neutral spirits for many of the Canadian distilling giant’s products for the rest of the 20th century. When an ill-advised move into the entertainment industry saw Seagram collapse in the early 2000s, much of their assets, including the Lawrenceburg distillery were bought up by Pernod-Ricard. They announced in 2006 that they intended to close it, however ended up selling it instead to a holding company in Trinidad called CL Financial. They renamed it LDI (Lawrenceburg Distillers Indiana). It was not long however before the new owners would go bust as well, and the distillery was again sold, this time to MGP Ingredients, who renamed it in the process. The company produced and markets some of its own brands, but its main line of business is a huge contract-distilling operation. Among these are a number of well-regarded grain recipes, and several bourbons. Among its biggest customers are Diageo, and former owners, Pernod-Ricard, alongside an extensive list of independent boutique brands. In 2021 it was announced that MGP had acquired Luxco, which would provide it with a new national distribution for its Indiana-produced brands. In the same year, the distillery was renamed Ross & Squibb, however (confusingly) it still fulfils its contract-distilling by trading as MGP, with the new name appearing only on its own products.