Filed by Strong Spirits
No Easy Way to Be Free, Cask Strength
Bardstown, KentuckyFiled 15 May 2025
Wood & finish
- Class, as printed
- Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Bottle
- 750 ml
- Selected by
- Shooters of Columbus
Read from the front, back and strip labels 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
- Strong Spirits in Bardstown, Kentucky
- 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 Strong Spirits
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 15 Oct | Tumblin Dice | Straight bourbon | 10+ y | 110 | IN | Not named |
 | 21 Sep | Frank August, Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Straight bourbon | 4.5 y | 114.8 | KY | Not named |
 | 18 Sep | Southwell | Straight bourbon | 8 y | 86* | IN | Not named |
 | 17 Sep | Proof and Wood, The Cigar Blend | Whiskey | Not stated | 105 | Not stated | Bottler only |
 | 02 Sep | Proof & Precedent, M11 | Straight rye | 11 y | 120 | IL | Not named |
 | 31 Aug | Frank August | Straight rye | Not stated | 100 | KY | Not named |
 | 31 Aug | Frank August | Straight rye | Not stated | 100 | KY | Not named |
 | 28 Aug | Tumblin' Dice | Bourbon | 4+ y | 100 | IN | Not named |
15 OctTumblin DiceStraight bourbon, 10+ y, 110 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Strong Spirits
21 SepFrank August, Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon WhiskeyStraight bourbon, 4.5 y, 114.8 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Strong Spirits
18 SepSouthwellStraight bourbon, 8 y, 86* proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Strong Spirits
17 SepProof and Wood, The Cigar BlendWhiskey, 105 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- Strong Spirits
02 SepProof & Precedent, M11Straight rye, 11 y, 120 proof
- Distilled in
- IL
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Strong Spirits
31 AugFrank AugustStraight rye, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Strong Spirits
31 AugFrank AugustStraight rye, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Strong Spirits
28 AugTumblin' DiceBourbon, 4+ y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Strong Spirits
* Proof derived from the printed ABV (ABV × 2); the label prints no proof.
More from the week of 12–18 May 2025
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 17 May | 3 Howls Distillery | Bourbon | 0.5 y | 80 | WA | Own still |
 | 16 May | The Old Guard Bourbon Whiskey | Bourbon | 8 y | 96 | IN | Not named |
 | 16 May | High West, The Prisoner's Share | Blend of straight whiskeys | Not stated | 102* | Not stated | Bottler only |
 | 16 May | Deep Roots Distillery Usa | Whiskey | Not stated | 90 | MA | Not named |
 | 16 May | Deep Roots Distillery Usa | Whiskey | Not stated | 90 | Not stated | Bottler only |
 | 16 May | Tracks & Rails | Rye | 5 y | 90 | NJ | Own still |
17 May3 Howls DistilleryBourbon, 0.5 y, 80 proof
- Distilled in
- WA
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- BACKBEAT DISTILLERY
16 MayThe Old Guard Bourbon WhiskeyBourbon, 8 y, 96 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Trippy Goat Distillery
16 MayHigh West, The Prisoner's ShareBlend of straight whiskeys, 102* proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- HIGH WEST DISTILLERY
16 MayDeep Roots Distillery UsaWhiskey, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- MA
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Deep Roots Distillery USA
16 MayDeep Roots Distillery UsaWhiskey, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- Deep Roots Distillery USA
16 MayTracks & RailsRye, 5 y, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- NJ
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Claremont Distilled Spirits
* Proof derived from the printed ABV (ABV × 2); the label prints no proof.
Where this comes from
- TTB ID
- 25133001000534
- Label approved
- 15 May 2025
- Submitted
- 13 May 2025 (approved 2 days later)
- Name on the approval
- Strong Spirits
- Address on the approval
- Bardstown, KY
- Permits on the approval
- DSP-KY-15007
- 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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