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Brand (front) or keg collar, 3 × 5 in
Label for Few, Escence, whiskey specialty, filed by FEW SPIRITS
Few, Escence — Brand (front) or keg collar, 3 × 5 in — 1 of 3

Filed by FEW SPIRITS

Few, Escence

Evanston, IllinoisFiled 25 Aug 2025

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Class, as printed
BOURBON WHISKEY
Finish, as printed
finished with Amburana staves, peppercorn and tea
Bottle
750 ml

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Sourcing

Distilled at
Not named — the label says only "distilled in Illinois"
Bottled by
MASHED, FERMENTED, AND DISTILLED at FEW SPIRITS, LLC
Distilled in
Illinois

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Also filed by FEW SPIRITS

Distiller
16 SepFew, 2025 EditionWhiskey specialty4 y93Not statedBottler only
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15 JanFew, Cask Strength Rye Single BarrelStraight rye4 y120ILOwn still
15 JanFew, Cask Strength Bourbon Single BarrelStraight bourbon4 y120ILOwn still
02 OctFew, Italia No8Whiskey specialtyNot readNot readNot readNot read
16 SepFewStraight bourbon4 y93ILOwn still
16 SepFew, 2025 EditionWhiskey specialty, 4 y, 93 proof
Distilled in
Not stated
Distiller
Bottler only
Filed by
FEW SPIRITS
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09 SepFew, Italia No 9Rye, 4 y, 93 proof
Distilled in
IL
Distiller
Own still
Filed by
FEW SPIRITS
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15 JanFew, Cask Strength Rye Single BarrelStraight rye, 4 y, 120 proof
Distilled in
IL
Distiller
Own still
Filed by
FEW SPIRITS
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15 JanFew, Cask Strength Bourbon Single BarrelStraight bourbon, 4 y, 120 proof
Distilled in
IL
Distiller
Own still
Filed by
FEW SPIRITS
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02 OctFew, Italia No8Whiskey specialty
Distilled in
Not read
Distiller
Not read
Filed by
FEW SPIRITS
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16 SepFewStraight bourbon, 4 y, 93 proof
Distilled in
IL
Distiller
Own still
Filed by
FEW SPIRITS
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* Proof derived from the printed ABV (ABV × 2); the label prints no proof.

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Where this comes from
TTB ID
25226001000248
Label approved
25 Aug 2025
Submitted
14 Aug 2025 (approved 11 days later)
Name on the approval
FEW SPIRITS
Address on the approval
Evanston, IL
Permits on the approval
DSP-IL-15018
Class on the approval
641, Whiskey specialty
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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