Rough Rider from Long Island Spirits is an ode to the first US Volunteer Cavalry assembled there by Teddy Roosevelt in 1898. This soldier is brought to field with MGP-made bourbon (60% corn, 35% rye, 5% malted barley mash bill) aged a minimum of 4 years in 55-gallon barrels and is married with older bourbon. This batch is then given a second maturation for 3 - 6 months in ex-merlot and chardonnay French oak casks that have been washed with aged brandy. The wine casks are sourced from local Long Island wineries and the brandy is distilled by LI Spirits. The bourbon is bottled at cask strength after the final mingling occurs.