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Holds a TTB distilled-spirits permit at Chicago, IL

KOVAL Distillery

1 rye whiskey listed on koval-distillery.com, with sentences quoted from its pages grouped under the product each one names.

Distilled on site, in their words: “Distilled from 100% organic rye grain at KOVAL's Chicago distillery, then finished in casks that previously held Desert Door Sotol.” (koval-distillery.com/whiskey/thresh-and-winnow-sotol-cask-finished-rye)

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Each quoted sentence names the product it sits under. Sentences that don't name a listed rye, or that are about other spirits, aren't shown. Checked October 12, 2026; the labels are ours.

KOVAL Rye Whiskey - 100% Organic Single Barrel

Product name as shown on koval-distillery.com/whiskey/rye.

  • Production“KOVAL Rye is crafted from 100% organic rye grain, distilled using only the "heart cut" -- the purest middle portion of each distillation run.” (koval-distillery.com/whiskey/rye)
  • Grain recipe“KOVAL Rye is made from a unique mash bill of 100% organic rye grain, sourced from a Midwestern farm collective.” (koval-distillery.com/whiskey/rye)
  • Proof or ABV“KOVAL Rye Whiskey: 100% organic rye grain, single barrel, 80 proof.” (koval-distillery.com/whiskey)

TTB permit record

Legal name
KOVAL INC.
Permit IL-S-15007
KOVAL INC., operating as KOVAL Distillery
N 4241 N RAVENSWOOD AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60613

Rows from TTB's Spirits Producers and Bottlers list (CSV, as of October 5, 2026, from TTB's List of Permittees), identified by permit number. A permit shows that the business holds a distilled-spirits permit at that address. It doesn't say which products are made there.