Who Owns Templeton Rye?

— Templeton Rye's new $35 million Iowa distillery signals a homecoming for the company, which traces its roots to Carroll County's bootleg era, when making rye whiskey in the tiny farming community was an open secret. “This completes us,” co-founder Keith Kerkhoff said Monday during a tour of the facility.

Where is Templeton Rye from?

Templeton Rye is a rye brand that was introduced in 2006. Distilled in Indiana by MGP (formerly Lawrenceburg Distillers of Indiana), the rye is made from a mash bill of 95% rye and 5% barley. The whiskey is bottled in Iowa after the addition of a "proprietary formula" as well as local purified water.

Who drank Templeton Rye?

"Defendant's Templeton Rye is marketed as the revival of a Prohibition-era whiskey recipe that was the favorite drink of Chicago mobster Al Capone," the complaint states.

Marcus Vance

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