Lately, the independent whisky bottler known as Lost Lantern has been quite busy. When it comes to their summer collection, Lost Lantern is delivering a staggering seven distinct single casks from six different distilleries, which is their greatest collection to date. We have previously covered their spring releases for 2022, which consisted of four different bottlings. In addition, this group has a significant number of champions. Inquire about them, should we?
Single Cask of Lost Lantern Light
This is McCarthy’s Oregon Peated Single Malt Whisky, which is three years old. McCarthy’s has been absent from our palates for a very long time, and now we are presented with a cask strength offering that is three years old (actually, it is almost four years old) to refresh our memories. Although the company asserts that it was the first American single malt brewer, it really employs Old World components, including as barley from the United Kingdom that has been malted with Islay peat. After that, the business ferments, distils, and ages the beer in Oregon. There is a significant amount of saltwater, sea spray, and ashy smoke contained inside the nose, which is highly peated. Some of the more strong coastal components are mellowed down by the addition of aromas of fresh leather and sweet, dry wood once the wine has had some time to breathe. The first notes of maple candies and a hint of fudge sauce are present on the tongue, and they are followed by a more fruity flavour that is characterised by raspberry jam as the palate moves into the middle. During the substantial and yet well-spiced end, the smoke and Band-Aid notes are harmoniously intertwined, and they transform into a pleasantly smouldering seaside BBQ. When compared to the rest of the summer collection, this model stands out. made 240 bottles in total.
Single Cask of Lost Lantern Bottle
Located in Nevada, Frey Ranch Distillery Whisky made with three grains of straight bourbon – This is one of the first three-grain bourbons to come from this gem of Nevada artisan distilling, and much like all of Frey Ranch’s whiskies, it is created exclusively using grains that are cultivated on the estate. There are hints of sweet jackfruit, RedHots, and fresh mint in the aroma, which is vibrant and spicy. With spicy sandalwood and sawn timber flavours that become a touch gritty into the mid-palate, the palate is a bit of a divergence from the scent. It is more oak-driven than the aroma. Underneath all that oak, there is a hint of fruit and baking spice, namely black cherry and cinnamon sugar, but the warming finish has a hard time finding a proper balance between all of these elements. produced 196 bottles in total.
Single Cask of Lost Lantern Light
Starlight Indiana Straight Bourbon Whisky – Although we had already experienced a single cask of Starlight bourbon that was provided straight from the distillery, this is the first time that we have come across an independent bottling from the Indiana distillery that is just getting started. The nose begins with a sharpness that is reminiscent of dry oak, and then it gradually converges around more subdued notes of barrel char and some juicy tangerine. At the beginning of the tasting experience, the palate is sweet with citrus zest, apricot, and caramel apple. As the palate progresses, it becomes creamier with a hint of vanilla fudge. In the beginning, the oak was dominant, but as the end approached, it began to find its rhythm. It was accompanied by subtle baking spice aromas and leftover cinnamon sugar. Produced 208 bottles in total.
Single Cask of Lost Lantern Bottle
Straight Rye Whisky from Pennsylvania, produced by Dad’s Hat — The owners of Lost Lantern have said that the purpose of their programme is to provide expressions that are more experimental and distinctive in addition to cask strength expressions that are designed to reflect the specific profile of a distillery. Lost Lantern’s first expression from the Pennsylvania distillery is this expression, which is a classic example of Dad’s Hat rye whisky that has been matured for all five years. The nose is more mature than the first time we encountered the perfume; it is supposed to be more robust at cask strength, displaying less of a burly wood note – in fact, there is remarkably no wood at all – and more of a bright, grassy wintergreen that is sprinkled with powdered sugar. The palate packs a big punch with a little bit more oak, but it is well-integrated, delivering caramel sauce and barrel char as a counterpoint to the robust clove and candied lemon aromas. Sweet mint and cinnamon candies are abundant in the finish, which is full of a spicy and warming flavour. 188 bottles were manufactured.
Single Cask of Lost Lantern Bottle
Pennsylvania at Dad’s Hat Inn It is a Straight Rye Whisky that has been finished in a Vermouth Cask. Let’s move on to the peculiar contrast that Dad’s Hat has to offer. For the purpose of this release, the distillery’s four-year-old straight rye was aged for five months in barrels that had previously been used for vermouth. Immediately more subdued on the nose than the traditional rye, with a sweetness that is reminiscent of stone fruit and even more subdued flavours of mint and exotic spice. Despite the fact that the finishing has provided the palate with a pleasant roundness, there is just a little bit too much going on. As the green and earthy components, like as grass and wet soil, collide with the sweeter mint and baking spice, the flavour never quite finds harmony and turns tart into a finish of black pepper and sour cherry. In all honesty, it is very near to being successful. Not nearly, however. produced 119 bottles in total.
Single Cask of Lost Lantern Light
Introducing the California Single Malt Whisky from St George Spirits – Despite the fact that St. George, which is widely acknowledged as the very first “craft” distillery in the United States, has been producing American single malt for more than twenty years, we have not yet been able to conduct a proper assessment of it. This expression was matured in new wood for a period of time that was somewhat less than four years after being distilled on their pot still. Lemon curd, green apple, and linen are some of the characteristics that may be detected in the aroma, which has a bright, almost white wine-like aspect. On the tongue, there is a distinct floral character that is characterised by flavours of orange blossom honey, white flowers, and grassy spice. The palate is oily and heavily expressed. The oak comes in around the middle of the tongue and is mild, with hints of baking spices that gradually fade into a lengthy buttery finish that is characterised by vanilla bean and lemon custard. This is one of the most peculiar American single malts that I’ve come across, but I’m really enjoying enjoying it. 175 bottles were manufactured.
Single Cask of Lost Lantern Light
The Balcones Distillery is producing a Texas single malt that has been aged in a tequila barrel. Although it is the final barrel on Lost Lantern’s summer list, it is maybe the most peculiar of all of them. The pioneering Texas whisky manufacturer Balcones has produced a single malt that has been kept for five years in a repurposed tequila barrel. This cask was formerly used to store the distillery’s Rumble product, which is a spirit that is prepared with honey, figs, and sugar. The sound is somewhat peculiar. Indeed, it is. In addition to a faint, vegetal note that becomes greener, almost like lime peel, as it opens in the glass, the scent is a peculiar combination of treacle, caramel that has been overdone, Honey Grahams, and other ingredients. On the tongue, there is a sweetness that is very sweet, with agave syrup and sugary cereal aromas also present. There is an attempt to offer some less saccharine contrast with a little amount of citrus and red pepper, but it rapidly gives way to a finish that is packed with sugar cookies. There are too many candy shops in this bottle. produced 126 bottles in total.
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