Brand (front) or keg collar, 9.1 × 5.7 in
Filed by Thornton Distilling Company
Thornton Distilling
Thornton, IllinoisFiled 16 Sep 2026
Wood & finish
- Class, as printed
- AMERICAN SINGLE MALT WHISKEY
- Finish, as printed
- IST-FILL AMERICAN RUM CASK
- Mash bill, as printed
- BREWERS PALE, MUNICH, ROASTED BROWN, AND SPECIAL DARK MALTED BARLEY.
- Bottle
- 750 ml
Read from the front label by the extractor; each fact is the label's own statement.
Sourcing
- Distilled at
- Not named — the label says only "distilled in Illinois"
- Bottled by
- Not stated Filed by Thornton Distilling Company.
- Distilled in
- Illinois
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
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Also filed by Thornton Distilling Company
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Oct | Thornton Distilling | American single malt | Not stated | 120 | Not stated | Own still |
| 28 Sep | Thornton Distilling | American single malt | Not stated | 120 | IL | Not named |
| 18 Sep | Thornton Distilling | American single malt | Not stated | 120* | IL | Own still |
| 14 Aug | Thornton Distilling | American single malt | Not stated | 120* | IL | Named |
| 14 Aug | Thornton Distilling | American single malt | Not stated | 120* | IL | Own still |
 | 25 Jun | Dead Drop | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 94 | IN | Not named |
 | 21 May | Dead Drop, Monofloral | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 100 | Not stated | Bottler only |
 | 20 May | Dead Drop, Orchard Barrel | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 100 | Not stated | Bottler only |
01 OctThornton DistillingAmerican single malt, 120 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Thornton Distilling Company
28 SepThornton DistillingAmerican single malt, 120 proof
- Distilled in
- IL
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Thornton Distilling Company
18 SepThornton DistillingAmerican single malt, 120* proof
- Distilled in
- IL
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Thornton Distilling Company
14 AugThornton DistillingAmerican single malt, 120* proof
- Distilled in
- IL
- Distiller
- Named
- Filed by
- Thornton Distilling Company
14 AugThornton DistillingAmerican single malt, 120* proof
- Distilled in
- IL
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Thornton Distilling Company
25 JunDead DropStraight bourbon, 94 proof
- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Thornton Distilling Company
21 MayDead Drop, MonofloralWhiskey specialty, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- Thornton Distilling Company
20 MayDead Drop, Orchard BarrelWhiskey specialty, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- Not stated
- Distiller
- Bottler only
- Filed by
- Thornton Distilling Company
* Proof derived from the printed ABV (ABV × 2); the label prints no proof.
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| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 20 Sep | Far Out Texas Bourbon | Bourbon | 4+ y | 111* | TX | Own still |
 | 19 Sep | Arthur Wheeler Spirits Company, Sigint/Ure | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 95 | IN | Not named |
 | 19 Sep | Old Williamsburg | Straight bourbon | 4 y | 80 | KY | Not named |
 | 19 Sep | Pine Bluffs Distilling, Job Juice | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 100 | WY | Own still |
 | 19 Sep | Lucky Guys | Straight rye | 3 y | 90 | WI | Own still |
 | 19 Sep | Bluebird Distilling, Phoenixville Whiskey | Blend of straight whiskeys | Not stated | 86 | PA | Own still |
20 SepFar Out Texas BourbonBourbon, 4+ y, 111* proof
- Distilled in
- TX
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Blackland Distillery
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- Distilled in
- IN
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Free State Distillery
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- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Pomansky's Distillery
19 SepPine Bluffs Distilling, Job JuiceStraight bourbon, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- WY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Pine Bluffs Distilling
19 SepLucky GuysStraight rye, 3 y, 90 proof
- Distilled in
- WI
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Lucky Guys Distillery
19 SepBluebird Distilling, Phoenixville WhiskeyBlend of straight whiskeys, 86 proof
- Distilled in
- PA
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Bluebird Distilling
* Proof derived from the printed ABV (ABV × 2); the label prints no proof.
Where this comes from
- TTB ID
- 26217001000375
- Label approved
- 16 Sep 2026
- Submitted
- 05 Aug 2026 (approved 42 days later)
- Name on the approval
- Thornton Distilling Company
- Address on the approval
- Thornton, IL
- Permits on the approval
- DSP-IL-15032
- Class on the approval
- 166, American single malt
- 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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