The Spiritus Blog
New-bottle intel from fresh TTB label filings, plus features and announcements from the Spiritus team.
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Hard Truth's Dark Roast Rye Goes Bottled in Bond
Hard Truth Distilling Co. has filed a COLA for a new Master Distiller's Reserve expression — a Bottled in Bond Dark Roast Rye distilled in 2019 and bottled in 2026 from just 25 barrels. The label reveals a 50/50 blend of roasted and toasted malt straight rye whiskeys, locked in at 100 proof.
New Riff's Founding-Vintage Trio: Three Distillery-Exclusive 375s
Three simultaneous COLA approvals from New Riff Distilling showcase the Newport, KY distillery's founding-vintage whiskeys: an 11-year bourbon made with malted rye, a 10-year Balboa heirloom rye, and an 11-year flagship rye — each a distillery-exclusive 375 ml bottle limited to just 100 units.
1792 Wheated Full Proof & Evan Williams First Run: New COLAs Signal Two Very Different Releases
Two fresh TTB approvals from Kentucky's bourbon belt: Barton 1792 files a wheated twist on its high-octane Full Proof, while Heaven Hill's Evan Williams Bourbon Experience readies an ultra-limited 12-year bottling drawn from just 20 inaugural barrels filled on opening day.
Very Olde St. Nick Files Three New Kentucky Bourbons: Superfreak Lot 2, After Breakfast & It's Good to Be Queen
Preservation Distillery filed three new Very Olde St. Nick labels with the TTB on May 28, 2026: a second lot of the micro-batch Superfreak series, a 17-year single-numbered expression called After Breakfast, and a 10-year unfiltered bottling dubbed It's Good to Be Queen.