Brand (front) or keg collar, 3.5 × 5 in
Filed by Divine Spirits
Rare Character, Prologue
Lexington, KentuckyFiled 15 May 2026
- 98.3 proof · 49.15% ABV
- 8 years
- Straight bourbon
- Distilled in Kentucky
Wood & finish
- Class, as printed
- KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY
- Finish, as printed
- AGED IN NEW CHARRED OAK
- 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 "distilled in Kentucky"
- Bottled by
- Rare Character Whiskey CO., Lexington, 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 Divine Spirits
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 14 Oct | Black Maple Hill | Straight bourbon | 6 y | 102 | KY | Not named |
| 08 Oct | Rare Character | American single malt | 11 y | 140 | CO | Not named |
| 01 Oct | Rare Character, Prestige Ledroit | Straight bourbon | 10 y | 120 | KY | Not named |
 | 02 Sep | Black Maple Hill, Premium Small Batch | Straight rye | 11 y | 95 | KY | Not named |
 | 11 Aug | Rare Character Whiskey, Rare Release | Straight bourbon | 11 y | 120 | KY | Not named |
 | 21 Jul | Rare Character Whiskey Co., 5 Year Anniversary | Straight bourbon | 18 y | 129 | KY | Not named |
| 09 Jul | Rare Character, Curated Batch | Straight bourbon | 11 y | 120 | KY | Not named |
| 09 Jul | Rare Character, Single Barrel Black | Straight bourbon | 14 y | 130 | KY | Not named |
14 OctBlack Maple HillStraight bourbon, 6 y, 102 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Divine Spirits
08 OctRare CharacterAmerican single malt, 11 y, 140 proof
- Distilled in
- CO
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Divine Spirits
01 OctRare Character, Prestige LedroitStraight bourbon, 10 y, 120 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Divine Spirits
02 SepBlack Maple Hill, Premium Small BatchStraight rye, 11 y, 95 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Divine Spirits
11 AugRare Character Whiskey, Rare ReleaseStraight bourbon, 11 y, 120 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Divine Spirits
21 JulRare Character Whiskey Co., 5 Year AnniversaryStraight bourbon, 18 y, 129 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Divine Spirits
09 JulRare Character, Curated BatchStraight bourbon, 11 y, 120 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Divine Spirits
09 JulRare Character, Single Barrel BlackStraight bourbon, 14 y, 130 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Divine Spirits
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| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 15 May | Deer Ridge Distillery, Short Girl Shine | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | Not stated | MO | Own still |
 | 15 May | Larrikin Bourbon Co., Small Batch - Lucky Bay | Straight bourbon | 6 y | 80 | KY | Not named |
 | 15 May | Larrikin Bourbon Co., Bottled in Bond - Shark Bay | Bourbon, bottled in bond | 9 y | 100 | KY | Named: J. Mattingly 1845 |
 | 15 May | Larrikin Bourbon Co., American Light Whiskey - Hellfire Cove | Light whiskey | 8 y | 110 | KY | Not named |
 | 15 May | Very Olde St. Nick | Bourbon | 8 y | 80 | KY | Not named |
 | 15 May | Historic Ohio State Reformatory | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 94 | OH | Own still |
15 MayDeer Ridge Distillery, Short Girl ShineWhiskey specialty
- Distilled in
- MO
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Deer Ridge Distillery
15 MayLarrikin Bourbon Co., Small Batch - Lucky BayStraight bourbon, 6 y, 80 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Larrikin Bourbon Company
15 MayLarrikin Bourbon Co., Bottled in Bond - Shark BayBourbon, bottled in bond, 9 y, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Named: J. Mattingly 1845
- Filed by
- Larrikin Bourbon Company
15 MayLarrikin Bourbon Co., American Light Whiskey - Hellfire CoveLight whiskey, 8 y, 110 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Larrikin Bourbon Company
15 MayVery Olde St. NickBourbon, 8 y, 80 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Preservation Distillery
15 MayHistoric Ohio State ReformatoryStraight bourbon, 94 proof
- Distilled in
- OH
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Middle west Spirits
Where this comes from
- TTB ID
- 26129001000009
- Label approved
- 15 May 2026
- Submitted
- 09 May 2026 (approved 6 days later)
- Name on the approval
- Divine Spirits
- Address on the approval
- Lexington, KY
- Permits on the approval
- DSP-KY-20123
- 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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