JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
LEXINGTON, Kentucky · DSP-KY-5 · basic permit KY-S-20048
A label says this plant distilled something. Also printed as LLC. Labels filed under DSP-KY-5 (James Pepper Distilling Co., LLC, Lexington KY) print "James E. Pepper Distillery" (register TTB 26209001000051, 26209001000055).
About this house
- Founded
- 2017 — brand relaunched by Amir Peay in 2008; the historic Lexington distillery resumed operation December 21, 2017
- Owner
- Amir Peay
- Address
- 1200 Manchester Street, Lexington, KY
- Website
- jamesepepper.com
- Wikipedia
- en.wikipedia.org
Read from en.wikipedia.org, 2026-09-05. Identity facts only; who distilled what comes from the labels above.
Distilled and bottled here
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 28 Jan | Meadowthorpe | Straight bourbon | 5 y | 94 | KY | Own still |
 | 08 Jan | 1776 | Straight bourbon | 3 y | 100 | KY | Own still |
 | 08 Jan | 1776 | Straight rye | 3 y | 100 | KY | Own still |
 | 06 Jan | 1776 | Straight bourbon | 3 y | 100 | KY | Own still |
 | 06 Jan | 1776 | Straight rye | 3 y | 100 | KY | Own still |
 | 25 Aug | Queen of Kentucky | Straight bourbon | 5 y | 100 | KY | Own still |
 | 28 Feb | James E. Pepper | Whiskey, bottled in bond | 5 y | 100 | KY | Own still |
 | 17 Oct | James E. Pepper | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 100 | KY | Own still |
28 JanMeadowthorpeStraight bourbon, 5 y, 94 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
08 Jan1776Straight bourbon, 3 y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
08 Jan1776Straight rye, 3 y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
06 Jan1776Straight bourbon, 3 y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
06 Jan1776Straight rye, 3 y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
25 AugQueen of KentuckyStraight bourbon, 5 y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
28 FebJames E. PepperWhiskey, bottled in bond, 5 y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
17 OctJames E. PepperStraight bourbon, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
Filed under DSP-KY-5
Every label this permit holder filed, whatever the label says about who distilled it.
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 03 Aug | James E. Pepper, Double Oak | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 105.8* | KY | Named: JAMES E. PEPPER DISTILLERY |
 | 03 Aug | James E. Pepper, Single Barrel | Straight bourbon | Not stated | Not stated | KY | Named: James E. Pepper Distillery |
| 28 Jan | Meadowthorpe | Straight bourbon | 5 y | 94 | KY | Own still |
| 08 Jan | 1776 | Straight bourbon | 3 y | 100 | KY | Own still |
| 08 Jan | 1776 | Straight rye | 3 y | 100 | KY | Own still |
| 06 Jan | 1776 | Straight bourbon | 3 y | 100 | KY | Own still |
| 06 Jan | 1776 | Straight rye | 3 y | 100 | KY | Own still |
 | 20 Nov | James E. Pepper, Green Label | Straight rye | 5+ y | 107.6* | KY | Named: James E. Pepper Distillery |
 | 29 Aug | James E. Pepper, Gold Label | Straight bourbon | 6 y | 104* | KY | Named: James E. Pepper Distillery |
| 25 Aug | Queen of Kentucky | Straight bourbon | 5 y | 100 | KY | Own still |
 | 11 Apr | James E. Pepper | Straight bourbon | 10 y | 107.4* | KY | Named: JAMES E. PEPPER DISTILLERY |
 | 10 Apr | James E. Pepper, Small Batch | Straight bourbon | 7+ y | 107.4* | KY | Named: James E. Pepper Distillery |
| 28 Feb | James E. Pepper | Whiskey, bottled in bond | 5 y | 100 | KY | Own still |
| 17 Oct | James E. Pepper | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 100 | KY | Own still |
03 AugJames E. Pepper, Double OakStraight bourbon, 105.8* proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Named: JAMES E. PEPPER DISTILLERY
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
03 AugJames E. Pepper, Single BarrelStraight bourbon
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Named: James E. Pepper Distillery
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
28 JanMeadowthorpeStraight bourbon, 5 y, 94 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
08 Jan1776Straight bourbon, 3 y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
08 Jan1776Straight rye, 3 y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
06 Jan1776Straight bourbon, 3 y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
06 Jan1776Straight rye, 3 y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
20 NovJames E. Pepper, Green LabelStraight rye, 5+ y, 107.6* proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Named: James E. Pepper Distillery
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
29 AugJames E. Pepper, Gold LabelStraight bourbon, 6 y, 104* proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Named: James E. Pepper Distillery
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
25 AugQueen of KentuckyStraight bourbon, 5 y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
11 AprJames E. PepperStraight bourbon, 10 y, 107.4* proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Named: JAMES E. PEPPER DISTILLERY
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
10 AprJames E. Pepper, Small BatchStraight bourbon, 7+ y, 107.4* proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Named: James E. Pepper Distillery
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
28 FebJames E. PepperWhiskey, bottled in bond, 5 y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
17 OctJames E. PepperStraight bourbon, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
* Proof derived from the printed ABV (ABV × 2); the label prints no proof.