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Jack Daniel's Files Next Aged Series Batches — and a Brand-New 12-Year Rye
Three Jack Daniel's COLA approvals from June 23, 2026 point to the next wave of the annual Aged Series — Batch 05 of the 12-Year and Batch 06 of the 10-Year — plus an all-new expression: a 12-Year Tennessee Rye Whiskey making its debut as Batch 01.
Sagamore's Cask-Finish Pipeline: Four New Exclusive Ryes Hit the TTB
Sagamore Spirit received TTB approval for four straight rye label filings in June 2026 — three Distillery Exclusives and one Barrel Reserve — all built on Indiana-distilled stock and finished in some unusually ambitious casks: Amontillado Sherry, Cognac, Rivesaltes, and Reposado Mezcal.
Lost Lantern 2026: Broad Branch Bourbon, Dread River & Reservoir Rye
Four TTB approvals filed June 4–5 signal an imminent Lost Lantern 2026 Single Cask wave covering three partner distilleries and four states — highlighted by the brand's first-ever Alabama whiskey, from Birmingham's Dread River Distilling Co.
Dark Arts Files Seven: A 15-Year Indiana Rye Leads a Liquid Gold Store Pick Blitz
Dark Arts Whiskey House picked up seven TTB approvals in the first week of June 2026 — headlined by a previously uncatalogued 15-year Indiana straight rye and a pair of Kentucky bourbon store picks built on a newly documented high-rye mash bill.
Jefferson's Files a 20-Year-Old Bordeaux-Finished Cask Strength Bourbon
A TTB COLA filing reveals Jefferson's Bourbon Company has registered a 20-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon finished in French Bordeaux wine casks and bottled at cask strength — with only 250 bottles in existence.
Journeyman Files Two New Ryes: Winston A. Fox Chapter Two and the Morton Arboretum
Journeyman Distillery's May 29, 2026 COLA batch adds two more collaboration ryes to its portfolio — one a sequel to a long-running Indianapolis steakhouse partnership, the other a first pour with a renowned Illinois tree-science institution.
TTB Roundup: Four Roses Experiment No. 003 & Lost Lantern's First Virginia Cask
Three June 2026 COLA approvals worth watching: Four Roses files Experiment No. 003 (Chestnut Cask Finish) to extend its Experimental Series, and Lost Lantern debuts its first Virginia straight bourbon from Richmond's Reservoir Distillery.
Great Lakes Distillery Files Dirty Helen Barrel Strength Bourbon & Rye
Great Lakes Distillery has filed TTB labels for two barrel strength single-barrel expressions under the Dirty Helen name: a straight bourbon and, for the first time, a straight rye — both bottled in a guest-participation distillery format.
Lost Lantern's 2026 Wave: Four Single Casks From Iowa to North Carolina
Four newly filed TTB labels from Lost Lantern point to an imminent 2026 release wave spanning coast-to-coast — an 8-year Iowa wheat from Cedar Ridge, Lost Lantern's first-ever California single cask from Redwood Empire, a PX-finished Balcones Brimstone, and a 100% hazmat rye from North Carolina's Broad Branch Distillery. All four are natural cask strength, non-chill-filtered, and limited to 60–200 bottles each.
Silk Velvet Goes Barrel Proof & Four Roses Launches Experimental Series No. 002
Two notable TTB filings land this week: a 7-year single-barrel barrel proof from the recently revived Silk Velvet brand, and the second entry in Four Roses' brand-new Experimental Series — a Kentucky straight bourbon finished in honey casks.