Brand (front) or keg collar, 9.1 × 5.7 in
Filed by Thornton Distilling Company
Thornton Distilling
Thornton, IllinoisFiled 13 Mar 2026
- 110 proof* · 55% ABV
- Age not stated
- American single malt
- Barrel proof
- Single barrel
- Non-chill filtered
- Distilled in Illinois
Wood & finish
- Class, as printed
- AMERICAN SINGLE MALT WHISKEY
- 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 Illinois"
- Bottled by
- Hand-Fill BY
- 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.
No distiller name is inferred from a state. When the label names only a state, the ledger says so.
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Shared wood
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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 9–15 March 2026
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 13 Mar | All Docs | Straight bourbon | 9 y | 121.46 | KY | Not named |
 | 13 Mar | Rieger, Kansas City Whiskey World Cup Edition | Whiskey | Not stated | 92 | Not stated | Bottler only |
 | 13 Mar | Eastern Kille Distillery | Straight rye | 4 y | 90 | MI | Own still |
 | 13 Mar | Eastern Kille Distillery | Straight bourbon | 4 y | 90* | MI | Own still |
 | 13 Mar | Old Tavern Farm Distillery | Straight rye | 2+ y | 94 | NY | Not named |
 | 13 Mar | Alder Creek Distillery, Peach Crisp Bourbon Cream | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Bottler only |
13 MarAll DocsStraight bourbon, 9 y, 121.46 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- American Bourbon Company
13 MarRieger, Kansas City Whiskey World Cup EditionWhiskey, 92 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- Jacob Rieger & Company
13 MarEastern Kille DistilleryStraight rye, 4 y, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- MI
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- EASTERN KILLE DISTILLERY
13 MarEastern Kille DistilleryStraight bourbon, 4 y, 90* proof
- Distilled in
- MI
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- EASTERN KILLE DISTILLERY
13 MarOld Tavern Farm DistilleryStraight rye, 2+ y, 94 proof
- Distilled in
- NY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Old Tavern Farm Distillery
13 MarAlder Creek Distillery, Peach Crisp Bourbon CreamWhiskey specialty
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- MARTIN'S HONEY FARM AND MEADERY
* Proof derived from the printed ABV (ABV × 2); the label prints no proof.
Where this comes from
- TTB ID
- 26071001000298
- Label approved
- 13 Mar 2026
- Submitted
- 12 Mar 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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