Luxco is a producer, importer, and marketer of alcoholic beverages based in St. Louis, Missouri. The company dates back to its founding in 1958 by Paul A. Lux and David Sherman. Luxco initially focused on blending and bottling sourced spirits, and over the years, it has expanded its portfolio and become a prominent player in the whiskey industry.
It now serves as the parent company of the brands division of MGP/Luxco.
In 2021, MGP acquired Luxco for $475 million1MGP Ingredients Completes Acquisition of Luxco, creating MGP/Luxco. The company is now organized2Luxco Rebrands Indiana Home Of Its Branded Spirits To Ross & Squibb Distillery as such:
- Luxco: the brands division, made up of sprits bottled and and sold to customers. Luxco is the parent company of five distilleries, three of which produce whiskey:
- Ross & Squibb Distillery, which produces George Remus Straight Bourbon Whiskey and Rossville Union Straight Rye Whiskey.
- Lux Row Distillers, home of Ezra Brooks, Rebel, Blood Oath, David Nicholson and Daviess County
- Limestone Branch Distillery, which produces Yellowstone Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and Minor Case Straight Rye Whiskey
- MGP Ingredients: the business to business side, which is sourced whiskey that is sold to other companies.
