Brand (front) or keg collar, 9.1 × 5.7 in
Filed by Thornton Distilling Company
Thornton Distilling
Thornton, IllinoisFiled 14 Aug 2026
- Class, as printed
- AMERICAN SINGLE MALT WHISKEY
- Finish, as printed
- FINISHED 3 YEARS IN AN APPLE & PEAR STAR THISTLE HONEY MEAD CASK
- Mash bill, as printed
- BREWER'S PALE, MUNICH, ROASTED BROWN, AND SPECIAL DARK MALTED BARLEY.
- Bottle
- 750 ml
Read from the front label by the extractor; each fact is the label's own statement.
Sourcing
- Distilled at
- a restored 1857 brewery
- Bottled by
- Not stated Filed by Thornton Distilling Company.
- 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 | 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 |
 | 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
- 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
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 10–16 August 2026
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 14 Aug | Blanton's, Straight From the Barrel | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 129.4* | Not stated | Not stated |
 | 14 Aug | Blanton's, Straight From the Barrel | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 130.6* | Not stated | Not stated |
 | 14 Aug | Blanton's, Straight From the Barrel | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 128.8* | Not stated | Not stated |
 | 14 Aug | Blanton's, Straight From the Barrel | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 127.6* | Not stated | Not stated |
 | 14 Aug | Blanton's, Straight From the Barrel | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 123.1* | Not stated | Bottler only |
 | 14 Aug | Weller, Aged 12 Years | Straight bourbon | 12 y | 90 | KY | Not named |
14 AugBlanton's, Straight From the BarrelStraight bourbon, 129.4* proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Not stated
- Filed by
- Connoisseur Wines & Spirits California
14 AugBlanton's, Straight From the BarrelStraight bourbon, 130.6* proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Not stated
- Filed by
- Connoisseur Wines & Spirits California
14 AugBlanton's, Straight From the BarrelStraight bourbon, 128.8* proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Not stated
- Filed by
- Connoisseur Wines & Spirits California
14 AugBlanton's, Straight From the BarrelStraight bourbon, 127.6* proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Not stated
- Filed by
- Connoisseur Wines & Spirits California
14 AugBlanton's, Straight From the BarrelStraight bourbon, 123.1* proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- Connoisseur Wines & Spirits California
14 AugWeller, Aged 12 YearsStraight bourbon, 12 y, 90 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
- 26217001000382
- Label approved
- 14 Aug 2026
- Submitted
- 05 Aug 2026 (approved 9 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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