Brand (front) or keg collar, 3.5 × 2.2 in
Filed by Big River Distilling Company
Blue Note, Special Reserve
Memphis, TennesseeFiled 14 Jan 2026
- 120.47 proof · 58.15% ABV
- Age not stated
- Whiskey specialty
- Barrel proof
Wood & finish
- Class, as printed
- A BLEND OF STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEYS FINISHED IN COGNAC, VANILLA COGNAC MADEIRA, SHERRY, PORT, VINO DE NARANJA, APRICOT BRANDY & WINTER BOCK CASKS.
- Finish, as printed
- finished in Cognac, Vanilla Cognac Madeira, Sherry, Port, Vino de Naranja, Apricot Brandy & Winter Bock Casks
- Bottle
- 750 ml
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Sourcing
- Distilled at
- Not stated — the label makes no distillation claim
- Bottled by
- B.R. Distilling Company, Memphis, Tennessee
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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Blue NoteBig River Distilling Company108.7 proof17 y
Single barrelBlue Note, Honey Bourbon Cask Single Barrel SelectBig River Distilling Company117.9 proofAge not stated
Blue Note, Honey Bourbon CaskBig River Distilling Company115.7 proofAge not stated
Single barrelBlue Note, Honey Rye Cask Single Barrel SelectBig River Distilling Company117.9 proofAge not stated
Blue Note, Honey Rye CaskBig River Distilling Company117.6 proofAge not stated
Blue Note, Cherry Wood CaskBig River Distilling Company120 proofAge not stated
Blue NoteOne Tier llc dba BOTLD93 proof3 y
Blue NoteOne Tier llc dba BOTLD100 proofAge not stated
Single barrelBlue Note, Wheated BourbonBig River Distilling Company117.9 proofAge not stated
Blue Note, Wheated Bourbon 101Big River Distilling Company101 proofAge not stated- Every Blue Note filing →
Shared wood
Other brands whose labels name the same finish casks, most in common first, then nearest proof.
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Sherry + PortOld Elk, Punch CutMiddle west Spirits111 proofAge not stated
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Sherry + PortCrooked Water, Barrel SeriesPANTHER DISTILLERY110 proofAge not stated
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Also filed by Big River Distilling Company
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug | Blue Note | Straight bourbon | 17 y | 108.7 | TN | Not named |
| 04 Aug | Blue Note, Honey Bourbon Cask Single Barrel Select | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 117.9 | KY | Not named |
| 04 Aug | Blue Note, Honey Bourbon Cask | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 115.7 | KY | Not named |
| 28 Jul | Blue Note, Honey Rye Cask Single Barrel Select | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 117.9 | KY | Not named |
| 28 Jul | Blue Note, Honey Rye Cask | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 117.6 | KY | Not named |
| 07 Jul | Blue Note, Cherry Wood Cask | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 120 | KY | Not named |
| 27 Feb | Blue Note, Wheated Bourbon | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 117.9 | KY | Not named |
| 11 Feb | Blue Note, Wheated Bourbon 101 | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 101 | KY | Not named |
28 AugBlue NoteStraight bourbon, 17 y, 108.7 proof
- Distilled in
- TN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Big River Distilling Company
04 AugBlue Note, Honey Bourbon Cask Single Barrel SelectWhiskey specialty, 117.9 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Big River Distilling Company
04 AugBlue Note, Honey Bourbon CaskWhiskey specialty, 115.7 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Big River Distilling Company
28 JulBlue Note, Honey Rye Cask Single Barrel SelectWhiskey specialty, 117.9 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Big River Distilling Company
28 JulBlue Note, Honey Rye CaskWhiskey specialty, 117.6 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Big River Distilling Company
07 JulBlue Note, Cherry Wood CaskWhiskey specialty, 120 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Big River Distilling Company
27 FebBlue Note, Wheated BourbonStraight bourbon, 117.9 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Big River Distilling Company
11 FebBlue Note, Wheated Bourbon 101Straight bourbon, 101 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Big River Distilling Company
More from the week of 12–18 January 2026
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 16 Jan | Old Treasure | Straight bourbon | 11 y | 139 | KY | Not named |
 | 16 Jan | Starlight Distillery | Straight bourbon | 5 y | 106 | IN | Not named |
 | 16 Jan | Nashville Barrel Company | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 115.8 | IN | Not named |
 | 16 Jan | Blind Barrels - 1225b | Whiskey | Not stated | 100* | KY | Not named |
 | 16 Jan | Far North Spirits, Rosen Single Varietal Straight Rye Whiskey | Straight rye | 2 y | 94 | MN | Own still |
 | 16 Jan | Aurelian Reserve, Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Atlantic 10 Conference | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 108 | Not stated | Bottler only |
16 JanOld TreasureStraight bourbon, 11 y, 139 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Whiskey Thief Distilling Company
16 JanStarlight DistilleryStraight bourbon, 5 y, 106 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- The Bardstown Bourbon Company
16 JanNashville Barrel CompanyStraight bourbon, 115.8 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- The Bardstown Bourbon Company
16 JanBlind Barrels - 1225bWhiskey, 100* proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS FARMSTEAD
16 JanFar North Spirits, Rosen Single Varietal Straight Rye WhiskeyStraight rye, 2 y, 94 proof
- Distilled in
- MN
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Far North Spirits
16 JanAurelian Reserve, Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Atlantic 10 ConferenceWhiskey specialty, 108 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- One Tier llc dba BOTLD
* Proof derived from the printed ABV (ABV × 2); the label prints no proof.
Where this comes from
- TTB ID
- 26008001000214
- Label approved
- 14 Jan 2026
- Submitted
- 08 Jan 2026 (approved 6 days later)
- Name on the approval
- Big River Distilling Company
- Address on the approval
- Memphis, TN
- Permits on the approval
- DSP-TN-21021
- Class on the approval
- 641, Whiskey specialty
- 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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