Fruge Spirits
Branch, Louisiana · DSP-LA-20020 · basic permit LA-S-20020
A label says this plant distilled something.
About this house
- Find their whiskey
- Where to buy — their own where-to-buy page; read from their homepage 2026-10-07
- What it does
- JT Meleck Distillers: grain-to-bottle whiskey and vodka from rice grown on the family farm
- Owner
- Mike Frugé, fourth-generation rice farmer (JT Meleck Distillers)
- Address
- 7172 Church Point Hwy, Branch, LA 70516 — TTB FOIA Spirits Producers and Bottlers list, 2026-08-31: permit LA-S-20020
- Website
- jtmeleck.com
Read from jtmeleck.com, discoverlafayette.net, ttb.gov, 2026-09-05. Identity facts only; who distilled what comes from the labels above.
Distilled and bottled here
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 04 May | J.T. Meleck Distillers | Whiskey | 8 y | 110 | LA | Own still |
 | 03 Dec | J.T. Meleck Distillers | Whiskey | 4+ y | 123.7 | LA | Own still |
 | 08 Oct | J.T. Meleck Distillers | Whiskey | 4+ y | 125.1 | LA | Own still |
 | 08 Oct | J.T. Meleck Distillers | Whiskey | 4+ y | 120.4 | LA | Own still |
04 MayJ.T. Meleck DistillersWhiskey, 8 y, 110 proof
- Distilled in
- LA
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Fruge Spirits
03 DecJ.T. Meleck DistillersWhiskey, 4+ y, 123.7 proof
- Distilled in
- LA
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Fruge Spirits
08 OctJ.T. Meleck DistillersWhiskey, 4+ y, 125.1 proof
- Distilled in
- LA
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Fruge Spirits
08 OctJ.T. Meleck DistillersWhiskey, 4+ y, 120.4 proof
- Distilled in
- LA
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Fruge Spirits
Filed under DSP-LA-20020
Every label this permit holder filed, whatever the label says about who distilled it.
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 May | J.T. Meleck Distillers | Whiskey | 8 y | 110 | LA | Own still |
| 03 Dec | J.T. Meleck Distillers | Whiskey | 4+ y | 123.7 | LA | Own still |
| 08 Oct | J.T. Meleck Distillers | Whiskey | 4+ y | 125.1 | LA | Own still |
| 08 Oct | J.T. Meleck Distillers | Whiskey | 4+ y | 120.4 | LA | Own still |
04 MayJ.T. Meleck DistillersWhiskey, 8 y, 110 proof
- Distilled in
- LA
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Fruge Spirits
03 DecJ.T. Meleck DistillersWhiskey, 4+ y, 123.7 proof
- Distilled in
- LA
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Fruge Spirits
08 OctJ.T. Meleck DistillersWhiskey, 4+ y, 125.1 proof
- Distilled in
- LA
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Fruge Spirits
08 OctJ.T. Meleck DistillersWhiskey, 4+ y, 120.4 proof
- Distilled in
- LA
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Fruge Spirits