Brand (front) or keg collar, 6.1 × 2.25 in
Distilled by Balance Distilling Company
Emeritus, Scratchmade
Smith's Grove, KentuckyFiled 15 Oct 2026
- 88 proof · 44% ABV
- Age not stated
- Whiskey
- Distilled from Grain using a Bourbon Mash Bill
- Distilled in Kentucky
Wood & finish
- Class, as printed
- Whiskey
- Bottle
- 750 ml
Read from the front and back labels by the extractor; each fact is the label's own statement.
Sourcing
- Distilled at
- Distilled and Bottled By: Balance Distilling Company, Smiths Grove, Ky, DSP-KY-20099 Plant registered as Balance Distilling Company.
- Bottled by
- Distilled and Bottled By: Balance Distilling Company, Smiths Grove, Ky, DSP-KY-20099 Same house as the distiller.
- Distilled in
- Kentucky
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Also filed by Balance Distilling Company
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 11 Sep | The Mammoth Cave National Park Association | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 120 | KY | Not named |
 | 10 Sep | Cave City Distilling Company, Finished in Blackberry Wine Barrels | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 100 | KY | Not named |
 | 06 Jul | The Mammoth Cave National Park Association | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 100 | KY | Not named |
 | 17 Sep | Mammoth Cave, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 100 | KY | Not named |
11 SepThe Mammoth Cave National Park AssociationStraight bourbon, 120 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Balance Distilling Company
10 SepCave City Distilling Company, Finished in Blackberry Wine BarrelsWhiskey specialty, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Balance Distilling Company
06 JulThe Mammoth Cave National Park AssociationStraight bourbon, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Balance Distilling Company
17 SepMammoth Cave, Kentucky Straight Bourbon WhiskeyStraight bourbon, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Balance Distilling Company
More from the week of 12–18 October 2026
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 16 Oct | Freedom Foundation | Straight bourbon | 7 y | 96 | KY | Not named |
 | 16 Oct | Filmland Spirits, Lockdown in the Library | Straight bourbon | 8 y | 100 | KY | Not named |
 | 16 Oct | Gentleman's Reserve | Straight bourbon | 9 y | 108 | KY | Not named |
 | 16 Oct | Penelope, Architects of Golf | Whiskey specialty | 6 y | 94 | IN | Not named |
 | 16 Oct | The Still on State, Moonshine | Corn whiskey | Not stated | 100 | Not stated | Bottler only |
 | 16 Oct | Good Old Times, Rootbeer Cask Finish | Whiskey specialty | 8 y | 120 | IN | Not named |
16 OctFreedom FoundationStraight bourbon, 7 y, 96 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- The Bardstown Bourbon Company
16 OctFilmland Spirits, Lockdown in the LibraryStraight bourbon, 8 y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Whiskey Thief Distilling Company
16 OctGentleman's ReserveStraight bourbon, 9 y, 108 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- BLUEGRASS BOTTLING
16 OctPenelope, Architects of GolfWhiskey specialty, 6 y, 94 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- LUXCO
16 OctThe Still on State, MoonshineCorn whiskey, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- Hattery Stove & Still
16 OctGood Old Times, Rootbeer Cask FinishWhiskey specialty, 8 y, 120 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Coxs Creek Distilling Company
Where this comes from
- TTB ID
- 26257001000534
- Label approved
- 15 Oct 2026
- Submitted
- 14 Sep 2026 (approved 31 days later)
- Name on the approval
- Balance Distilling Company
- Address on the approval
- Smiths Grove, KY
- Permits on the approval
- DSP-KY-20099
- Class on the approval
- 140, Whiskey
- 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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