Bad news for Lawrenceburg

Seagrams (now Pernod) leaving Lawrenceburg according to the Indianapolis Star. It appears that a new distillery company (Lawrenceburg Distillers Indiana, LLC)will take over the operation of the distillery but Google turns up no real information on the company. The Indianapolis Star and INside Indiana Business's reports contain information which came from a press release that can be found here. What remains for the Lawrenceburg distillery is:

Seagram’s Gin distilling and mellowing operations will remain at the facility, but bottling for Seagram’s Gin and Wild Turkey has been to moved to Pernod Ricard USA’s facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

The CL Financial Group appears to actually own the distillery. Which explains why the LLC did not show up via Google. The press release says the following about The CL Financial Group:

The CL Financial Group, headquartered in Trinidad and Tobago, is one of the largest conglomerates in the Caribbean operating in the areas of Spirits, Energy, Real Estate and Financial Services, with assets in excess of US$12B. The CL Financial Group also has majority shareholding in Angostura, one of the leading Rum Manufacturers in the Caribbean and the worldwide producer of the household-name brand, Angostura® aromatic bitters. Angostura has shareholding and strong global positions in Scotch Whisky, Vodka, Rum, Cognac and Wine, as well as in Fuel Ethanol facilities in Trinidad & Tobago.

Some of the group’s other flagship brands include: Angostura 1919 and 1824 rums, Angostura Lemon, Lime and Bitters RTD; Hine’s Rare VSOP and Triomphe cognacs; Burn Stewart Distiller’s Deanston, Bunnahabhain and Scottish Leader Scotch Whiskies. The group also has a controlling interest in Belvedere S.A., a French-based, publicly listed spirits group who in turn owns 100% of Marie Brizard S.A, also a French based group involved in the production and marketing of liqueurs, whiskey, wine and a range of non alcoholic beverages.