Brand (front) or keg collar, 9.1 × 5.6 in
Distilled by Thornton Distilling Company
Thornton Distilling
Thornton, IllinoisFiled 09 Jan 2026
- 92 proof · 46% ABV
- 4 years
- American single malt
- Non-chill filtered
- Distilled in Illinois
Wood & finish
- Class, as printed
- American Single Malt Whisky
- Mash bill, as printed
- Pilsner Malt Lightly Smoked with Hand-Harvested Illinois Peat
- Bottle
- 750 ml
Read from the front label by the extractor; each fact is the label's own statement.
Sourcing
- Distilled at
- Thornton Distilling, Thornton, IL Plant registered as Thornton Distilling Company.
- Bottled by
- Thornton Distilling, Thornton, IL Same house as the distiller.
- Distilled in
- Illinois
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 Thornton Distilling Company
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Oct | Thornton Distilling | American single malt | Not stated | 120 | Not stated | Own still |
| 28 Sep | Thornton Distilling | American single malt | Not stated | 120 | IL | Not named |
| 18 Sep | Thornton Distilling | American single malt | Not stated | 120* | IL | Own still |
| 16 Sep | Thornton Distilling | American single malt | Not stated | 120* | IL | Not named |
| 14 Aug | Thornton Distilling | American single malt | Not stated | 120* | IL | Named |
| 14 Aug | Thornton Distilling | American single malt | Not stated | 120* | IL | Own still |
 | 25 Jun | Dead Drop | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 94 | IN | Not named |
 | 21 May | Dead Drop, Monofloral | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 100 | Not stated | Bottler only |
01 OctThornton DistillingAmerican single malt, 120 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Thornton Distilling Company
28 SepThornton DistillingAmerican single malt, 120 proof
- Distilled in
- IL
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Thornton Distilling Company
18 SepThornton DistillingAmerican single malt, 120* proof
- Distilled in
- IL
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Thornton Distilling Company
16 SepThornton DistillingAmerican single malt, 120* proof
- Distilled in
- IL
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Thornton Distilling Company
14 AugThornton DistillingAmerican single malt, 120* proof
- Distilled in
- IL
- Distiller
- Named
- Filed by
- Thornton Distilling Company
14 AugThornton DistillingAmerican single malt, 120* proof
- Distilled in
- IL
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Thornton Distilling Company
25 JunDead DropStraight bourbon, 94 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Thornton Distilling Company
21 MayDead Drop, MonofloralWhiskey specialty, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- Thornton Distilling Company
* Proof derived from the printed ABV (ABV × 2); the label prints no proof.
More from the week of 5–11 January 2026
| Distiller | Status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 11 Jan | Black Magic Spirits, The Darkest Berry Series | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 141 | Not stated | Bottler only | Expired |
 | 11 Jan | The Heart Distillery | Bourbon | 6 y | 94 | CO | Own still | Filed |
 | 09 Jan | Mountain Cut, Black Cherry Whiskey | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 80 | TN | Not named | Expired |
 | 09 Jan | Minnesota Wild | Bourbon | Not stated | 90 | CO | Own still | Filed |
 | 09 Jan | 1792 | Straight rye | Not stated | 100 | KY | Own still | Filed |
 | 09 Jan | New Riff | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 100 | KY | Not named | Filed |
11 JanExpiredBlack Magic Spirits, The Darkest Berry SeriesWhiskey specialty, 141 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- American Bourbon Company
11 JanFiledThe Heart DistilleryBourbon, 6 y, 94 proof
- Distilled in
- CO
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- The Heart Distillery
09 JanExpiredMountain Cut, Black Cherry WhiskeyWhiskey specialty, 80 proof
- Distilled in
- TN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Mountain Cut Distillery
09 JanFiledMinnesota WildBourbon, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- CO
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Woody Creek Distillers
09 JanFiled1792Straight rye, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Barton 1792 Distillery
09 JanFiledNew RiffStraight bourbon, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- The Bardstown Bourbon Company
Where this comes from
- TTB ID
- 26008001000295
- Label approved
- 09 Jan 2026
- Submitted
- 08 Jan 2026 (approved 1 days later)
- Name on the approval
- Thornton Distilling Company
- Address on the approval
- Thornton, IL
- Permits on the approval
- DSP-IL-15032
- 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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