Brand (front) or keg collar, 3.25 × 5 in
Distilled by CEDAR RIDGE DISTILLERY
The Quintessential
Swisher, IowaFiled 02 Apr 2025
Wood & finish
- Class, as printed
- American Single Malt Whiskey
- Finish, as printed
- 2-Row Pale Malted Barley aged in ex-bourbon barrels - finished in Ruby Port & Marquette wine casks blended with peated malt finished in a Madeira cask
- Mash bill, as printed
- 2-Row Pale Malted Barley aged in ex-bourbon barrels - finished in Ruby Port & Marquette wine casks blended with peated malt finished in a Madeira cask
- Bottle
- 750 ml
Read from the front and back labels by the extractor; each fact is the label's own statement.
Sourcing
- Distilled at
- Cedar Ridge Distillery, Swisher, Iowa, USA
- Bottled by
- Cedar Ridge Distillery, Swisher, Iowa, USA Same house as the distiller.
- Distilled in
- Iowa
Each line is the label's own statement with its role words removed. Applicant and bottler are not the same thing as distiller.
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Shared wood
Other brands whose labels name the same finish casks, most in common first, then nearest proof.
Ruby PortCedar Ridge, Anniversary EditionCEDAR RIDGE DISTILLERY119.4 proofAge not stated
MadeiraBarrellBarrell Craft Spirits119.12 proofAge not stated
MadeiraSeelbach's, High Wire Distilling Co.Manifest Distilling120 proofAge not stated
MadeiraProhibition, Bootlegger's BlendArt of the Spirits Whiskey120 proof9 y
Ruby PortBarrell WhiskeyBarrell Craft Spirits120 proof10 y
Ruby PortQuintessentialCEDAR RIDGE DISTILLERY120.1 proofAge not stated
MadeiraBarrell SeagrassThe Bardstown Bourbon Company120.2 proofAge not stated
MadeiraBarrel SeagrassThe Bardstown Bourbon Company120.2 proofAge not stated
MadeiraJimmy Red, Sweet MashHigh Wire Distilling120.2 proofAge not stated
MadeiraDragon's Milk Origin, Toasted Barrel Batch I.D. 2026cNew Holland Brewing121.5 proofAge not stated- Every Ruby Port label →
Also filed by CEDAR RIDGE DISTILLERY
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 06 Oct | Cedar Ridge, Portside II | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 115 | IA | Not named |
 | 25 Sep | Quintessential, Single Cask Series Biscuit Malt | American single malt | 11 y | 131.4 | IA | Own still |
 | 15 Sep | Quintessential, Single Cask Series Biscuit Malt | American single malt | 10 y | 115 | IA | Own still |
 | 09 Sep | Quintessential, Solera Edition Cask Strength | American single malt | Not stated | 117.9 | IA | Own still |
 | 31 Jul | The Beverly Cafe | Whiskey | Not stated | 100 | Not stated | Bottler only |
 | 06 Jul | Cedar Ridge, Anniversary Edition | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 110 | IA | Own still |
 | 29 Jun | The Hatchet Hall Og | Whiskey | Not stated | 119.3* | IA | Not named |
 | 27 May | Cedar Ridge Distillery | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 90 | IA | Own still |
06 OctCedar Ridge, Portside IIWhiskey specialty, 115 proof
- Distilled in
- IA
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- CEDAR RIDGE DISTILLERY
25 SepQuintessential, Single Cask Series Biscuit MaltAmerican single malt, 11 y, 131.4 proof
- Distilled in
- IA
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- CEDAR RIDGE DISTILLERY
15 SepQuintessential, Single Cask Series Biscuit MaltAmerican single malt, 10 y, 115 proof
- Distilled in
- IA
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- CEDAR RIDGE DISTILLERY
09 SepQuintessential, Solera Edition Cask StrengthAmerican single malt, 117.9 proof
- Distilled in
- IA
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- CEDAR RIDGE DISTILLERY
31 JulThe Beverly CafeWhiskey, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- CEDAR RIDGE DISTILLERY
06 JulCedar Ridge, Anniversary EditionWhiskey specialty, 110 proof
- Distilled in
- IA
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- CEDAR RIDGE DISTILLERY
29 JunThe Hatchet Hall OgWhiskey, 119.3* proof
- Distilled in
- IA
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- CEDAR RIDGE DISTILLERY
27 MayCedar Ridge DistilleryStraight bourbon, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- IA
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- CEDAR RIDGE DISTILLERY
* Proof derived from the printed ABV (ABV × 2); the label prints no proof.
More from the week of 31 March – 6 April 2025
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 04 Apr | Allocated | Straight bourbon | 11 y | 114.6* | FL | Not named |
 | 04 Apr | Onyx and Amber, Straight Rye Whiskey | Straight rye | 15 y | 120 | IN | Not named |
 | 04 Apr | Blade and Bow | Straight bourbon | 30 y | Not stated | KY | Not named |
 | 04 Apr | Dark Arts Whiskey House | Straight rye | 7 y | 115.2 | KY | Not named |
 | 04 Apr | Blade and Bow | Straight bourbon | 30 y | 166 | KY | Not named |
 | 04 Apr | Blade and Bow | Straight bourbon | 30 y | 109 | KY | Not named |
04 AprAllocatedStraight bourbon, 11 y, 114.6* proof
- Distilled in
- FL
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Forward/Slash
04 AprOnyx and Amber, Straight Rye WhiskeyStraight rye, 15 y, 120 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Onyx and Amber
04 AprBlade and BowStraight bourbon, 30 y
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Strong Spirits
04 AprDark Arts Whiskey HouseStraight rye, 7 y, 115.2 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Neeley Family Distillery
04 AprBlade and BowStraight bourbon, 30 y, 166 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Strong Spirits
04 AprBlade and BowStraight bourbon, 30 y, 109 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Strong Spirits
* Proof derived from the printed ABV (ABV × 2); the label prints no proof.
Where this comes from
- TTB ID
- 25085001000399
- Label approved
- 02 Apr 2025
- Submitted
- 26 Mar 2025 (approved 7 days later)
- Name on the approval
- CEDAR RIDGE DISTILLERY
- Address on the approval
- Swisher, IA
- Permits on the approval
- DSP-IA-15001
- Class on the approval
- 166, American single malt
- How it was read
- By CaskGrail's reader, from the label images; each fact is the label's own statement
- Source
- US TTB label approval (COLA), not a shelf listing or a release announcement
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