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Michigan’s Long Road Distillers Readies its First Bourbon

Long Road Distillers, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is said be the first craft distillery in this city. Having only been open two and a half years, they are now getting ready to bring to market their first-ever bourbon. It’s just a little younger than they are.

The new Long Road Distillers Straight Bourbon, according to those behind it, is the oldest whiskey the distillery has released to date. It has spent at least two years aging in a new American oak barrel that’s been charred on the inside, and it was one of the first products ever distilled at this facility.

“As a local, craft distiller, we have a unique opportunity to connect with those who enjoy our spirits,” said Kyle VanStrien, co-owner and co-founder of Long Road Distillers, in a prepared statement. “We’re able to educate consumers on the process of crafting our spirits from start to finish, and what makes them so special.”

Part of what is important to Long Road is their use of locally sourced ingredients from in-state farmers. This bourbon, to that end, fills this niche – its mash bill consists of corn and wheat from Heffron Farms in Belding, Michigan, and malted barley from Pilot Malt House in Byron Center, Michigan.

Long Road Distillers Straight Bourbon is being released at the distillery and statewide in Michigan come April. No price was immediately mentioned. It is bottled at 93 proof.

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