Brand (front) or keg collar, 5 × 4.6 in
Distilled by John Emerald Distilling Company
Papa Tek
Opelika, AlabamaFiled 17 Dec 2024
- 86 proof · 43% ABV
- Age not stated
- Bourbon
- Distilled in Alabama
Wood & finish
- Class, as printed
- BOURBON WHISKEY
- Finish, as printed
- with an oak finish
- Bottle
- 750 ml
Read from the front and back labels by the extractor; each fact is the label's own statement.
Sourcing
- Distilled at
- John Emerald Distilling Company C/O N-Finite Spirits 706 North Railroad Avenue Opelika, Alabama 36801 Plant registered as John Emerald Distilling Company.
- Bottled by
- John Emerald Distilling Company C/O N-Finite Spirits 706 North Railroad Avenue Opelika, Alabama 36801 Same house as the distiller.
- Distilled in
- Alabama
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Shared wood
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OakAmerican DefenderNext Century Spirits Manufacturing90 proofAge not stated
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OakChicken CockNext Century Spirits Manufacturing92 proof10 y- Every Oak label →
Also filed by John Emerald Distilling Company
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 25 Feb | John Emerald, Lillian's Straight Rye Whiskey | Straight rye | 3 y | 90 | AL | Own still |
 | 19 Sep | Oak Bowery Bourbon | Bourbon | Not stated | 114.8 | Not stated | Not named |
25 FebJohn Emerald, Lillian's Straight Rye WhiskeyStraight rye, 3 y, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- AL
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- John Emerald Distilling Company
19 SepOak Bowery BourbonBourbon, 114.8 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- John Emerald Distilling Company
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| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 22 Dec | Pomilio's Restaurant | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 90 | KY | Not named |
 | 20 Dec | Redwood Empire, Van Duzen | Straight rye | Not read | Not read | Not read | Not read |
 | 20 Dec | Barrell Whiskey | Whiskey | 17 y | 141.44 | IN | Not named |
 | 20 Dec | Phil's Shadow | Rye | Not read | Not read | Not read | Not read |
 | 20 Dec | Christian County Mac Military Affairs Committee | Straight bourbon | 2 y | 100 | KY | Not named |
 | 20 Dec | Road America | Rye | Not stated | 100 | Not stated | Bottler only |
22 DecPomilio's RestaurantStraight bourbon, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Beckman Brothers Distillery
20 DecRedwood Empire, Van DuzenStraight rye
- Distilled in
- Not read
- Distiller
- Not read
- Filed by
- Corning & Company
20 DecBarrell WhiskeyWhiskey, 17 y, 141.44 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Barrell Craft Spirits
20 DecChristian County Mac Military Affairs CommitteeStraight bourbon, 2 y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Casey Jones Distillery
20 DecRoad AmericaRye, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- Plank Road Distillery
Where this comes from
- TTB ID
- 24338001000137
- Label approved
- 17 Dec 2024
- Submitted
- 03 Dec 2024 (approved 14 days later)
- Name on the approval
- John Emerald Distilling Company
- Address on the approval
- Opelika, AL
- Permits on the approval
- DSP-AL-20003
- Class on the approval
- 141, 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
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