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Whiskey

John Emerald

Butler Bourbon

Bourbon Whisky BIB · approved Oct 19, 2026

Class / type
Bourbon Whisky BIB
Approval date
Oct 19, 2026
Origin
Alabama
Applicant
John Emerald Distilling Company, John Emerald Distilling Company LLC
Category
Whiskey
Brand
John Emerald
Fanciful name
Butler Bourbon
Permit / plant no.
DSP-AL-20003
TTB ID
26275001000403
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Approval is not a release date. This record shows TTB approved a label on Oct 19, 2026. It does not say when — or whether — a product will be released. Data: TTB Public COLA Registry.

About this label approval

John Emerald — Butler Bourbon appears in the TTB Public COLA Registry as a Bourbon Whisky BIB label (Whiskey). The TTB approved it on Oct 19, 2026 under TTB ID 26275001000403. Origin on the record: Alabama. The applicant of record is John Emerald Distilling Company, John Emerald Distilling Company LLC. As last fetched by Pre-Pour, the registry lists this certificate's status as approved. The TTB record lists 1 label image (Brand (front) or keg collar).

In Pre-Pour's records (Oct 9, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026), the TTB approved 5 Bourbon Whisky BIB labels and 296 whiskey labels in total; 54 whiskey labels were approved on Oct 19, 2026.

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