Brand (front) or keg collar, 3.15 × 3.5 in
Distilled by JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
Queen of Kentucky
Lexington, KentuckyFiled 25 Aug 2025
Wood & finish
- Class, as printed
- KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY
- Bottle
- 375 ml
Read from the front and back labels by the extractor; each fact is the label's own statement.
Sourcing
- Distilled at
- James Pepper Distilling CO., Lexington, KY Plant registered as JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING.
- Bottled by
- James Pepper Distilling CO., Lexington, KY Same house as the distiller.
- Distilled in
- Kentucky
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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Also filed by JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
| 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 |
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
* Proof derived from the printed ABV (ABV × 2); the label prints no proof.
More from the week of 25–31 August 2025
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 31 Aug | Poppy Mccracken | Bourbon | Not stated | 90 | IN | Not named |
 | 29 Aug | Elkwood Reserve | Straight bourbon | 9 y | 120 | KY | Not named |
 | 29 Aug | James E. Pepper, Gold Label | Straight bourbon | 6 y | 104* | KY | Named: James E. Pepper Distillery |
 | 29 Aug | Valor Peak Distillery | American single malt | Not stated | 90 | CO | Own still |
 | 29 Aug | Reserve | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 90 | KY | Not named |
 | 29 Aug | Cask Strength | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 90 | KY | Not named |
31 AugPoppy MccrackenBourbon, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- McCracken Curve Distillery
29 AugElkwood ReserveStraight bourbon, 9 y, 120 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Bluegrass Distillers
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
29 AugValor Peak DistilleryAmerican single malt, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- CO
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Valor Peak Distillery
29 AugReserveStraight bourbon, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- BLUEGRASS BOTTLING
29 AugCask StrengthStraight bourbon, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- BLUEGRASS BOTTLING
* Proof derived from the printed ABV (ABV × 2); the label prints no proof.
Where this comes from
- TTB ID
- 25233001000448
- Label approved
- 25 Aug 2025
- Submitted
- 21 Aug 2025 (approved 4 days later)
- Name on the approval
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
- Address on the approval
- Lexington, KY
- Permits on the approval
- DSP-KY-5
- 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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