Brand (front) or keg collar, 3 × 5.5 in
Filed by The Bardstown Bourbon Company
15 Stars, First West Explorer
Bardstown, KentuckyFiled 08 Dec 2025
Wood & finish
- Class, as printed
- KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY
- Bottle
- 750 ml
Read from the front, back and neck labels by the extractor; each fact is the label's own statement.
Sourcing
- Distilled at
- Not named — the label says only "distilled in Kentucky"
- Bottled by
- 15 Stars IN Bardstown KY
- Distilled in
- Kentucky
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 The Bardstown Bourbon Company
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 16 Oct | Freedom Foundation | Straight bourbon | 7 y | 96 | KY | Not named |
 | 13 Oct | The Difference, Vintage Estate | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 106.4 | KY | Not named |
 | 13 Oct | Boone's Bourbon | Bourbon | 5 y | 117.8 | Not stated | Bottler only |
 | 24 Sep | Fathertime | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 92.4 | KY | Not named |
 | 23 Sep | Fathertime | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 116.8 | KY | Not named |
 | 23 Sep | Buzzard"s Roost | Straight bourbon | 11 y | 100 | IN | Not named |
 | 23 Sep | Wildcress | Straight bourbon | 6 y | 90 | KY | Not named |
 | 21 Sep | High Rustler, Explore the Frontier | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 90 | KY | Not named |
16 OctFreedom FoundationStraight bourbon, 7 y, 96 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- The Bardstown Bourbon Company
13 OctThe Difference, Vintage EstateWhiskey specialty, 106.4 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- The Bardstown Bourbon Company
13 OctBoone's BourbonBourbon, 5 y, 117.8 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- The Bardstown Bourbon Company
24 SepFathertimeStraight bourbon, 92.4 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- The Bardstown Bourbon Company
23 SepFathertimeStraight bourbon, 116.8 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- The Bardstown Bourbon Company
23 SepBuzzard"s RoostStraight bourbon, 11 y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- The Bardstown Bourbon Company
23 SepWildcressStraight bourbon, 6 y, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- The Bardstown Bourbon Company
21 SepHigh Rustler, Explore the FrontierWhiskey specialty, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- The Bardstown Bourbon Company
More from the week of 8–14 December 2025
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 12 Dec | Garrison Brothers, Cask Strength Laguna Madre | Bourbon | Not stated | 126.5 | TX | Own still |
 | 12 Dec | Little Book, 2026 Release | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 121.8 | KY | Not named |
 | 12 Dec | Colorado Avalanche | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 90 | CO | Own still |
 | 12 Dec | Elk Range | Straight rye | 9 y | 146 | CO | Own still |
 | 12 Dec | Copperfield Distilling, Blue Truck | Bourbon | 1.1667 y | 94.5 | TX | Own still |
 | 12 Dec | Artisan's Bond Straight Rye Whiskey | Straight rye | Not stated | 90 | KY | Not named |
12 DecGarrison Brothers, Cask Strength Laguna MadreBourbon, 126.5 proof
- Distilled in
- TX
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- GARRISON BROTHERS DISTILLERY
12 DecLittle Book, 2026 ReleaseWhiskey specialty, 121.8 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- JIM BEAM BRANDS
12 DecColorado AvalancheStraight bourbon, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- CO
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Woody Creek Distillers
12 DecElk RangeStraight rye, 9 y, 146 proof
- Distilled in
- CO
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Woody Creek Distillers
12 DecCopperfield Distilling, Blue TruckBourbon, 1.1667 y, 94.5 proof
- Distilled in
- TX
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Copperfield Distilling
12 DecArtisan's Bond Straight Rye WhiskeyStraight rye, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Hollow Creek Distillery
Where this comes from
- TTB ID
- 25339001000660
- Label approved
- 08 Dec 2025
- Submitted
- 05 Dec 2025 (approved 3 days later)
- Name on the approval
- The Bardstown Bourbon Company
- Address on the approval
- Bardstown, KY
- Permits on the approval
- DSP-KY-20037
- 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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