Filed by The Bardstown Bourbon Company
First West
Bardstown, KentuckyFiled 01 Apr 2025
Wood & finish
- Class, as printed
- Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Finish, as printed
- Finished in Toasted White Oak Barrels
- Bottle
- 750 ml
Read from the front, neck and back labels by the extractor; each fact is the label's own statement.
Sourcing
- Distilled at
- Not named — the label says only "Kentucky"
- Bottled by
- 15 Stars in Bardstown, KY
- Distilled in
- Kentucky (from the class statement)
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 | 23 Sep | Fathertime | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 116.8 | KY | Not named |
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 | 23 Sep | Wildcress | Straight bourbon | 6 y | 90 | KY | Not named |
 | 21 Sep | High Rustler, Explore the Frontier | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 90 | KY | Not named |
16 OctFreedom FoundationStraight bourbon, 7 y, 96 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- The Bardstown Bourbon Company
13 OctThe Difference, Vintage EstateWhiskey specialty, 106.4 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- The Bardstown Bourbon Company
13 OctBoone's BourbonBourbon, 5 y, 117.8 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- The Bardstown Bourbon Company
24 SepFathertimeStraight bourbon, 92.4 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- The Bardstown Bourbon Company
23 SepFathertimeStraight bourbon, 116.8 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- The Bardstown Bourbon Company
23 SepBuzzard"s RoostStraight bourbon, 11 y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- The Bardstown Bourbon Company
23 SepWildcressStraight bourbon, 6 y, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- The Bardstown Bourbon Company
21 SepHigh Rustler, Explore the FrontierWhiskey specialty, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- The Bardstown Bourbon Company
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| 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
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- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
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* Proof derived from the printed ABV (ABV × 2); the label prints no proof.
Where this comes from
- TTB ID
- 25090001000032
- Label approved
- 01 Apr 2025
- Submitted
- 31 Mar 2025 (approved 1 days later)
- Name on the approval
- The Bardstown Bourbon Company
- Address on the approval
- Bardstown, KY
- Permits on the approval
- DSP-KY-20037
- Class on the approval
- 101, Straight bourbon
- 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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