Company: IPST
Filing Date: 2025-12-19
Form Type: S-8
Source: 0001788230-25-000183
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Company: Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-19
Form: S-8
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<div align='center'>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 19, 2025</div>

#### Registration No. 333- _______

### UNITED STATES

### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

#### WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

#### FORM S-8

### REGISTRATION STATEMENT

#### UNDER

#### THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
| HERITAGE DISTILLING HOLDING COMPANY, INC.              |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |

| Delaware                        |     | 83-4558219            |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of 
 Incorporation or Organization)  |     | -IRS Employer         
 Identification Number |

#### 9668 Bujacich Road
Gig Harbor, Washington 98332

<div align='center'>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan

(Full title of the plan)

Justin Stiefel
Chief Executive Officer
9668 Bujacich Road
Gig Harbor, Washington 98332
(253) 509-0008

(Name, address including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies of all communications to:</div>

| M. Ali Panjwani, Esq.Eric M. Hellige, Esq.Pryor Cashman LLP7 Times SquareNew York, New York 10036-6569Telephone: (212) 326-0846Fax: 212-326-0806 |

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

| Large accelerated filer |     | ☐ |     | Accelerated filer         |     | ☐ |
| Non-accelerated filer   |     | ☒ |     | Smaller reporting company |     | ☒ |
|                         |     |   |     | Emerging growth company   |     | ☒ |

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