Filed by Thornton Distilling Company
Dead Drop
Thornton, IllinoisFiled 04 Feb 2026
Wood & finish
- Class, as printed
- Straight Bourbon
- Bottle
- 750 ml
Read from the front label by the extractor; each fact is the label's own statement.
Sourcing
- Distilled at
- Not named — the label says only "distilled in Indiana"
- Bottled by
- Thornton Distilling CO., Thornton, IL
- Distilled in
- Indiana
Each line is the label's own statement with its role words removed. Applicant and bottler are not the same thing as distiller.
No distiller name is inferred from a state. When the label names only a state, the ledger says so.
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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 2–8 February 2026
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 08 Feb | Company, Apple Wood Finished | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 90* | Not stated | Bottler only |
 | 06 Feb | Pollinator Spirits, Single Barrel Straight Rye | Whiskey | Not stated | 100 | NY | Own still |
 | 06 Feb | Cardinal Pointe Financial Group | Straight bourbon | 4 y | 90 | KY | Not named |
 | 06 Feb | Circle City Whiskey Company | Whiskey | 8 y | 115 | IN | Not named |
 | 06 Feb | Doc Holliday | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 100 | OK | Not named |
 | 06 Feb | Wolcott, Whiskey Ginger | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 50 | KY | Not named |
08 FebCompany, Apple Wood FinishedWhiskey specialty, 90* proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- Company Distilling
06 FebPollinator Spirits, Single Barrel Straight RyeWhiskey, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- NY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Catskill Provisions
06 FebCardinal Pointe Financial GroupStraight bourbon, 4 y, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Casey Jones Distillery
06 FebCircle City Whiskey CompanyWhiskey, 8 y, 115 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Circle City Whiskey Company
06 FebDoc HollidayStraight bourbon, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- OK
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- AIKO IMPORTERS
06 FebWolcott, Whiskey GingerWhiskey specialty, 50 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY
* Proof derived from the printed ABV (ABV × 2); the label prints no proof.
Where this comes from
- TTB ID
- 26027001000875
- Label approved
- 04 Feb 2026
- Submitted
- 27 Jan 2026 (approved 8 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
- 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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