Ezra Brooks is a brand of Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey owned and marketed by MGP Ingredients. It is primarily bottled at 40% abv (80 U.S. proof) or 45% abv (90 U.S. proof).[2]
The Ezra Brooks brand was created by Frank Silverman in 1957 and was bottled at the Hoffman Distilling Company, in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, up until Hoffman Distilling Co. went out of business in the 1970s. In 1993, Ezra Brooks was purchased by Luxco of St. Louis, Missouri (formerly the David Sherman Company, renamed in 2006). Ezra Brooks is distilled at Luxco's Lux Row Distillers in "bourbon county" Bardstown, Kentucky, along with Luxco's other whiskey brands Rebel Yell, David Nicholson, and Blood Oath.
In April 2021, MGP Ingredients completed its acquisition of Luxco.[3]
Varieties
- Ezra Brooks Black Label Kentucky Sour Mash