Brand (front) or keg collar, 4.25 × 3.82 in
Distilled by JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
1776
Lexington, KentuckyFiled 06 Jan 2026
- 100 proof · 50% ABV
- 3 years
- Straight bourbon
- 70% corn · 18% rye · 12% malted barley
- Distilled in Kentucky
Wood & finish
- Class, as printed
- Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Mash bill, as printed
- a historic mash bill of 70% Corn, 18% Rye, and 12% Malted Barley
- Bottle
- 750 ml
Read from the front and back labels by the extractor; each fact is the label's own statement.
Sourcing
- Distilled at
- James Pepper Distilling CO., Lexington, Kentucky Plant registered as JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING.
- Bottled by
- James Pepper Distilling CO., Lexington, Kentucky Same house as the distiller.
- 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.
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Other labels filed under the same brand name: batches, single barrels, picks and re-issues, newest first.
Also filed by JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 03 Aug | James E. Pepper, Double Oak | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 105.8* | KY | Named: JAMES E. PEPPER DISTILLERY |
 | 03 Aug | James E. Pepper, Single Barrel | Straight bourbon | Not stated | Not stated | KY | Named: James E. Pepper Distillery |
 | 28 Jan | Meadowthorpe | Straight bourbon | 5 y | 94 | KY | Own still |
 | 08 Jan | 1776 | Straight bourbon | 3 y | 100 | KY | Own still |
 | 08 Jan | 1776 | Straight rye | 3 y | 100 | KY | Own still |
 | 06 Jan | 1776 | Straight rye | 3 y | 100 | KY | Own still |
 | 20 Nov | James E. Pepper, Green Label | Straight rye | 5+ y | 107.6* | KY | Named: James E. Pepper Distillery |
 | 29 Aug | James E. Pepper, Gold Label | Straight bourbon | 6 y | 104* | KY | Named: James E. Pepper Distillery |
03 AugJames E. Pepper, Double OakStraight bourbon, 105.8* proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Named: JAMES E. PEPPER DISTILLERY
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
03 AugJames E. Pepper, Single BarrelStraight bourbon
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Named: James E. Pepper Distillery
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
28 JanMeadowthorpeStraight bourbon, 5 y, 94 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
08 Jan1776Straight bourbon, 3 y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
08 Jan1776Straight rye, 3 y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
06 Jan1776Straight rye, 3 y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
20 NovJames E. Pepper, Green LabelStraight rye, 5+ y, 107.6* proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Named: James E. Pepper Distillery
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
29 AugJames E. Pepper, Gold LabelStraight bourbon, 6 y, 104* proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Named: James E. Pepper Distillery
- Filed by
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
* Proof derived from the printed ABV (ABV × 2); the label prints no proof.
More from the week of 5–11 January 2026
| Distiller | Status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 11 Jan | Black Magic Spirits, The Darkest Berry Series | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 141 | Not stated | Bottler only | Expired |
 | 11 Jan | The Heart Distillery | Bourbon | 6 y | 94 | CO | Own still | Filed |
 | 09 Jan | Mountain Cut, Black Cherry Whiskey | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 80 | TN | Not named | Expired |
 | 09 Jan | Minnesota Wild | Bourbon | Not stated | 90 | CO | Own still | Filed |
 | 09 Jan | 1792 | Straight rye | Not stated | 100 | KY | Own still | Filed |
 | 09 Jan | New Riff | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 100 | KY | Not named | Filed |
11 JanExpiredBlack Magic Spirits, The Darkest Berry SeriesWhiskey specialty, 141 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- American Bourbon Company
11 JanFiledThe Heart DistilleryBourbon, 6 y, 94 proof
- Distilled in
- CO
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- The Heart Distillery
09 JanExpiredMountain Cut, Black Cherry WhiskeyWhiskey specialty, 80 proof
- Distilled in
- TN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Mountain Cut Distillery
09 JanFiledMinnesota WildBourbon, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- CO
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Woody Creek Distillers
09 JanFiled1792Straight rye, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Barton 1792 Distillery
09 JanFiledNew RiffStraight bourbon, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- The Bardstown Bourbon Company
Where this comes from
- TTB ID
- 26004001000074
- Label approved
- 06 Jan 2026
- Submitted
- 04 Jan 2026 (approved 2 days later)
- Name on the approval
- JAMES PEPPER DISTILLING
- Address on the approval
- Lexington, KY
- Permits on the approval
- DSP-KY-5
- 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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