Filed by Thornton Distilling Company
Dead Drop
Thornton, IllinoisFiled 25 Jun 2026
- 94 proof · 47% ABV
- Age not stated
- Straight bourbon
- Non-chill filtered
- Distilled in Indiana
Wood & finish
- Class, as printed
- STRAIGHT BOURBON 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 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 |
 | 21 May | Dead Drop, Monofloral | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 100 | Not stated | Bottler only |
 | 20 May | Dead Drop, Orchard Barrel | 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
21 MayDead Drop, MonofloralWhiskey specialty, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- Thornton Distilling Company
20 MayDead Drop, Orchard BarrelWhiskey 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 22–28 June 2026
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 26 Jun | Ass Wagon | Bourbon | 0.5 y | 80 | IN | Not named |
 | 26 Jun | The Last Drop | Straight bourbon | 28 y | 127.4* | KY | Own still |
 | 26 Jun | Maker's Mark, Champion Selection | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 112 | KY | Own still |
 | 26 Jun | Porchlight Distillery | Bourbon | 0.67 y | 95 | TX | Not named |
 | 26 Jun | 13th Century Whiskey Company | Straight rye | Not stated | 135 | IN | Not named |
 | 26 Jun | Whiskey Thief Distilling Co. | Straight bourbon | 6 y | 100 | KY | Not named |
26 JunAss WagonBourbon, 0.5 y, 80 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- AIKO IMPORTERS
26 JunThe Last DropStraight bourbon, 28 y, 127.4* proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY
26 JunMaker's Mark, Champion SelectionWhiskey specialty, 112 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- MAKER'S MARK DISTILLERY
26 JunPorchlight DistilleryBourbon, 0.67 y, 95 proof
- Distilled in
- TX
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Porchlight Distillery
26 Jun13th Century Whiskey CompanyStraight rye, 135 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Private Label Distillery
26 JunWhiskey Thief Distilling Co.Straight bourbon, 6 y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Whiskey Thief Distilling Company
* Proof derived from the printed ABV (ABV × 2); the label prints no proof.
Where this comes from
- TTB ID
- 26155001000863
- Label approved
- 25 Jun 2026
- Submitted
- 04 Jun 2026 (approved 21 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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