Brand (front) or keg collar, 3.35 × 2.6 in
Filed by Next Century Spirits Manufacturing
American Defender
Zebulon, North CarolinaFiled 03 Sep 2025
- 90 proof · 45% ABV
- Age not stated
- Straight bourbon
- Distilled in Kentucky (class statement)
Wood & finish
- Class, as printed
- Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Finish, as printed
- Double Oaked
- Bottle
- 750 ml
Read from the front and back labels by the extractor; each fact is the label's own statement.
Sourcing
- Distilled at
- Not named — the label says only "Kentucky"
- Bottled by
- Next Century Spirits, Zebulon, NC
- Distilled in
- Kentucky (from the class statement)
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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Shared wood
Other brands whose labels name the same finish cask, most in common first, then nearest proof.
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OakBondstone, Double OakIJW Whiskey Company90 proof4+ y
OakKentucky Credential, Double OakKentucky Whiskey Bottling90 proofAge not stated
OakKentucky Legend, Double OakKentucky Whiskey Bottling90 proof4+ y
OakBird GangOne Tier llc dba BOTLD90 proofAge not stated
OakBeallsville RyeTrippy Goat Distillery91 proof7 y
OakChicken CockNext Century Spirits Manufacturing92 proof10 y
OakChicken CockThe Bardstown Bourbon Company92 proof10 y
OakElmaAdirondack Distilling Company92 proofAge not stated- Every Oak label →
Also filed by Next Century Spirits Manufacturing
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 14 Oct | Elvis, Midnight Snack | Flavored whiskey | Not stated | 70 | Not stated | Bottler only |
 | 02 Oct | Elvis, Tupelo Cherry | Flavored whiskey | Not stated | 70* | Not stated | Bottler only |
 | 23 Jul | Chicken Cock | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 115 | KY | Not named |
 | 17 Jul | Chicken Cock | Straight bourbon | 6 y | 115 | KY | Not named |
 | 09 Jul | Elvis, Tupelo Cherry | Flavored whiskey | Not stated | 70 | Not stated | Bottler only |
 | 23 Jun | Chicken Cock | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 94 | KY | Not named |
 | 22 Jun | Chicken Cock | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 100 | KY | Not named |
 | 22 Jun | Chicken Cock | Straight rye | Not stated | 90 | KY | Not named |
14 OctElvis, Midnight SnackFlavored whiskey, 70 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- Next Century Spirits Manufacturing
02 OctElvis, Tupelo CherryFlavored whiskey, 70* proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- Next Century Spirits Manufacturing
23 JulChicken CockStraight bourbon, 115 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Next Century Spirits Manufacturing
17 JulChicken CockStraight bourbon, 6 y, 115 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Next Century Spirits Manufacturing
09 JulElvis, Tupelo CherryFlavored whiskey, 70 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- Next Century Spirits Manufacturing
23 JunChicken CockStraight bourbon, 94 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Next Century Spirits Manufacturing
22 JunChicken CockStraight bourbon, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Next Century Spirits Manufacturing
22 JunChicken CockStraight rye, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Next Century Spirits Manufacturing
* Proof derived from the printed ABV (ABV × 2); the label prints no proof.
More from the week of 1–7 September 2025
| Distiller | Status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 05 Sep | Dierbergs | Blended whiskey | Not stated | 80 | Not stated | Bottler only | Filed |
 | 05 Sep | Dierbergs | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 80 | KY | Not named | Filed |
 | 05 Sep | Bull Run Distilling Co, The Unipiper | Whiskey | 16 y | 96.44 | Not stated | Bottler only | Expired |
 | 05 Sep | Castle & Key, Wheated Cask Strength | Straight bourbon | 7 y | 105.8 | KY | Own still | Filed |
 | 05 Sep | J. Mattingly 1845, Martinez Martinez | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 127 | KY | Not named | Filed |
 | 05 Sep | Waltrip Williamsburg | Whiskey | 4 y | 98 | VA | Own still | Filed |
05 SepFiledDierbergsBlended whiskey, 80 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY
05 SepFiledDierbergsStraight bourbon, 80 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY
05 SepExpiredBull Run Distilling Co, The UnipiperWhiskey, 16 y, 96.44 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- BULL RUN DISTILLING COMPANY
05 SepFiledCastle & Key, Wheated Cask StrengthStraight bourbon, 7 y, 105.8 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Castle & Key Distillery
05 SepFiledJ. Mattingly 1845, Martinez MartinezWhiskey specialty, 127 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- J. Mattingly 1845
05 SepFiledWaltrip WilliamsburgWhiskey, 4 y, 98 proof
- Distilled in
- VA
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- COPPER FOX DISTILLERY ENTERPRISES
Where this comes from
- TTB ID
- 25241001000177
- Label approved
- 03 Sep 2025
- Submitted
- 29 Aug 2025 (approved 5 days later)
- Name on the approval
- Next Century Spirits Manufacturing
- Address on the approval
- Zebulon, NC
- Permits on the approval
- DSP-NC-21098
- 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
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