We’re so, so excited to have these guys available (and before anyone else in town!) for the very first time, as there’s been a bit of excitement building around these whiskies for a little while now. We only received six bottles of each this first shipment, but are hoping to get more in the near future.
Never heard of MB Roland? You’re not alone, as they’ve kind of flown under the radar until recently. Here’s a bit about the distillery!
“MB Roland Distillery is a completely “grain to glass” craft distillery located in Pembroke, Christian Co. KY. We’re actually outside of town and affectionately refer to our exact location as “downtown St. Elmo.” We use local white corn to hand make each of our products ranging from our very unique “distillation & barrel proof” Kentucky Bourbon to our naturally-flavored Kentucky Pink Lemonade. The distillery was founded by Paul & Merry Beth (“MB”) Tomaszewski in 2009 as Kentucky’s first completely “grain to glass” craft distillery. Paul is a native of southeastern Louisiana and arrived to the area via nearby Ft Campbell, while MB is a local native. An Amish dairy farm came up for sale and proved to be a wonderful foundation for a Kentucky craft distillery. One of the major benefits of the location is our proximity to our local grain supplier, Christian County Grain, located in nearby Pembroke.The operation started out with Paul as the one and only full-time distiller in 2009. Since then our team has grown to more than 14 total employees, including MB coming over full time from her previous career. The one constant with us with both our production process and our location is that we love what we do and strive to make that come through in our products, the distillery, and our onsite events.”
Intrigued? Us too! Here’s what we received this go-round.
Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey-“Our bourbon is truly like no other. We use local, food-grade white corn, and bottle the product at distillation and barrel proof in the style of a Pre-Prohibition bourbon. The result is a unique, very full-flavored whiskey that typically comes in at between 105 – 115 Proof (52.5 – 57.5% ABV). Each batch is a blend of 5 – 10 barrels, is hand labeled, numbered and individually proofed. While we do have this product available full time at the distillery for purchase, it is available in limited amounts through our various distributors.”
$50.99/bottle (save $6.00!)
Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey-“Our bourbon is truly like no other. We use local, food-grade white corn, and bottle the product at distillation and barrel proof in the style of a Pre-Prohibition bourbon. The result is a unique, very full-flavored whiskey that typically comes in at between 105 – 115 Proof (52.5 – 57.5% ABV). Each batch is a blend of 5 – 10 barrels, is hand labeled, numbered and individually proofed. While we do have this product available full time at the distillery for purchase, it is available in limited amounts through our various distributors.”
$53.99/bottle (save $6.00!)
Kentucky Straight Corn Whiskey-“MB Roland Corn Whiskey is both gentle and full-flavored. Our Christian County white corn provides sweet, floral notes that compliment the bourbon barrel aging of this distillation and barrel proof offering. Try it neat or on the rocks.”
$39.99/bottle (save $5.00!)
We were the very first ones in the area to get these (and the only ones, for the moment) due to how much business we do with the distributor, so if you want something a little bit different this weekend, come on out and check ’em out!
Cheers,
Dan
Rock Bridge Wine and Spirits 