Brand (front) or keg collar, 3.12 × 4.62 in
Filed by New England Barrel Company
Last Class, Barrel # 1996
Reading, MassachusettsFiled 04 Aug 2026
Wood & finish
- Bottle
- 750 ml
- Selected by
- The Citadel Class of 1996
From the label: 'Single barrel proudly selected for the Citadel Class of 1996 by McCall, Ryan, Murphy'; bottled in memory of Captain Benjamin W. Sammis, USMC '96; barrel #1996; proceeds support a memorial scholarship.
Read by hand from the front and back labels on 3 September 2026.
Sourcing
- Distilled at
- Not named — the label says only "distilled in Indiana"
- Bottled by
- New England Barrel Company, Reading, MA
- 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 New England Barrel Company
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 07 Aug | Helsing Files | Straight bourbon | 5 y | 132.2 | KY | Not named |
 | 04 Aug | Bluffton, The Founders' Pour | Straight bourbon | 9 y | 120 | IN | Not named |
 | 17 Nov | New England Barrel Company, Small Batch Select Bourbon | Straight bourbon | 4 y | 120 | KY | Not named |
 | 13 Nov | New England Barrel Company, Small Batch Select Rye | Straight rye | 4 y | 120 | KY | Not named |
 | 10 Sep | New England Barrel Company, Small Batch Rye | Straight rye | 3+ y | 100 | KY | Not named |
 | 10 Sep | New England Barrel Company, Small Batch Bourbon | Straight bourbon | 3+ y | 100 | KY | Not named |
 | 04 Jun | New England Barrel Company, 2025 Founders Selection | Straight bourbon | 20 y | 109.6 | TN | Not named |
 | 29 May | New England Barrel Company, Barrel #09cn01 | Whiskey specialty | 7 y | 139.2 | TN | Not named |
07 AugHelsing FilesStraight bourbon, 5 y, 132.2 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- New England Barrel Company
04 AugBluffton, The Founders' PourStraight bourbon, 9 y, 120 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- New England Barrel Company
17 NovNew England Barrel Company, Small Batch Select BourbonStraight bourbon, 4 y, 120 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- New England Barrel Company
13 NovNew England Barrel Company, Small Batch Select RyeStraight rye, 4 y, 120 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- New England Barrel Company
10 SepNew England Barrel Company, Small Batch RyeStraight rye, 3+ y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- New England Barrel Company
10 SepNew England Barrel Company, Small Batch BourbonStraight bourbon, 3+ y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- New England Barrel Company
04 JunNew England Barrel Company, 2025 Founders SelectionStraight bourbon, 20 y, 109.6 proof
- Distilled in
- TN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- New England Barrel Company
29 MayNew England Barrel Company, Barrel #09cn01Whiskey specialty, 7 y, 139.2 proof
- Distilled in
- TN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- New England Barrel Company
More from the week of 3–9 August 2026
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 07 Aug | Jettywave, Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 90 | CA | Own still |
 | 07 Aug | Buffalo Trace, Single Oak Project Barrel# 136 | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 90 | KY | Not named |
 | 07 Aug | Fighting Cock, Aged 15 Years Old | Straight bourbon | 15 y | 103 | KY | Not named |
 | 07 Aug | Black Ledger Founders Collection | Straight bourbon | 11 y | 116 | IN | Not named |
 | 07 Aug | Elijag Craig, Aged 20 Years | Straight bourbon | 20 y | 90* | KY | Not named |
 | 07 Aug | Very Olde St.Nick, Ancient | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 82.7 | KY | Not named |
07 AugJettywave, Small Batch Bourbon WhiskeyStraight bourbon, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- CA
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- JettyWave Distillery
07 AugBuffalo Trace, Single Oak Project Barrel# 136Straight bourbon, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Connoisseur Wines & Spirits California
07 AugFighting Cock, Aged 15 Years OldStraight bourbon, 15 y, 103 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Connoisseur Wines & Spirits California
07 AugBlack Ledger Founders CollectionStraight bourbon, 11 y, 116 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Cardinal Spirits
07 AugElijag Craig, Aged 20 YearsStraight bourbon, 20 y, 90* proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Connoisseur Wines & Spirits California
07 AugVery Olde St.Nick, AncientStraight bourbon, 82.7 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Connoisseur Wines & Spirits California
* Proof derived from the printed ABV (ABV × 2); the label prints no proof.
Where this comes from
- TTB ID
- 26209001000432
- Label approved
- 04 Aug 2026
- Submitted
- 28 Jul 2026 (approved 7 days later)
- Name on the approval
- New England Barrel Company
- Address on the approval
- Reading, MA
- Permits on the approval
- DSP-MA-21084
- Class on the approval
- 101, Straight bourbon
- How it was read
- By hand, from the label images
- Source
- US TTB label approval (COLA), not a shelf listing or a release announcement
A label approval is permission to bottle. It isn't an announcement or a release date. The name on the approval is whoever applied for it, which is not always who distilled the whiskey. How CaskGrail reads labels