Lost Lantern Announces Fall 2021 Collection
Independent bottler Lost Lantern has announced its Fall 2021 collection of single cask American whiskies. The Fall 2021 collection will feature two single malts, two bourbons, and one rye, each bottled non-chill filtered, of natural color, and at cask strength.
Lost Lantern has also introduced a new cask numbering system with the Fall 2021 collection. Every front label now includes the release year, cask number and alcohol by volume written by hand.
Fall 2021 Single Cask #1: Cedar Ridge Iowa Single Malt Whiskey Finished in a Sherry Cask
Limited to 555 bottles at 57.65% ABV (115.3 Proof).
Suggested Retail Price: $110.
Lost Lantern’s first sherried American single malt cask comes from the family-owned Cedar Ridge distillery in Swisher, Iowa. This particular cask had long been a favorite of the Cedar Ridge distillation team, until Nora and Adam spirited it away to be bottled. Aged for 2 years in 53-gallon new American oak, it was then finished for an additional 2 years in a 500-liter Sherry butt imported from Jerez, Spain. This is a classic sherried single malt, with rich, golden fruit flavors on top of a clean, honeyed malt base.
Fall 2021 Single Cask #2: Watershed Ohio Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Limited to 160 bottles at 59.2% ABV (118.4 Proof).
Suggested Retail Price: $100.
Founded in 2010, Watershed is one of the most sought-after and beloved distilleries in the Midwest. Meticulous production methods, commitment to local ingredients, and innovations with grain have resulted in an impressive range of spirits and a devoted following statewide. Their whiskies are rarely found outside of Ohio, especially at cask strength. Aged for 5 years in a 53-gallon new American oak barrel, this straight bourbon whiskey has a unique five-grain mashbill that includes corn, rye, spelt, malted barley, and wheat. This cask has a rich sweetness, perfectly balanced by oak spice and an orangey zing, evoking the flavors of our favorite breakfast pastries.
Fall 2021 Single Cask #3: Boulder Spirits Colorado Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Limited to 181 bottles at 69.25% ABV (138.5 Proof).
Suggested Retail Price: $105.
The distillery was founded by Scotsman Alastair Brogan, who brought Scottish whisky-making traditions to the Colorado Rockies, where the dry, high-elevation environment makes for bold and unique spirits. Boulder uses a traditional Forsyths Scottish still and much of its output is Colorado single malt. Consequently, the straight bourbon whiskey from Boulder offers something unique—a very unusual high-malt mashbill: 51% corn, 44% malted barley, and 5% rye. The result, after 5 years of aging in a 53-gallon new American oak cask at over a mile in elevation, is a very big, rich, juicy straight bourbon whiskey. Hearty oak surrounds chocolate mousse, maple syrup-drenched waffles, fudge, and toffee. With a natural cask strength of 69.25%, this is a bourbon for people who love big bourbon, with a flavor profile that could only come from the mountains.
Fall 2021 Single Cask #4: Spirit Works California Straight Rye Whiskey
Limited to 195 bottles at 61% ABV (122 Proof).
Suggested Retail Price: $80.
Located in Sebastopol, California, in the heart of Sonoma wine country, Spirit Works is a family-run distillery that was built from the ground up with sustainable practices in mind. Highly awarded and respected, the distillery also has one of the very few female-led distilling teams in the United States. Most importantly, they make wonderful spirits, especially whiskey. This single cask is a 5-year-old straight rye whiskey. It was aged in a 53-gallon new American oak cask and was made from a mashbill of 70% organic rye, 10% malted rye, and 20% malted barley. This straight rye whiskey has rich oak and baking spice flavors and deep chocolate notes, with hints of vanilla and lemon curd. Fresh, spicy, and balanced.
Fall 2021 Single Cask #5: St. George Spirits California Single Malt Whiskey
Limited to 250 bottles at 53.65% ABV (107.3 Proof).
Suggested Retail Price: $150.
Founded in 1982 and located in Alameda, California, St. George is the country’s first craft distillery and has won renown for its commitment to experimentation, innovation, quality and precision, fresh and flavorful local ingredients, and above all else to trying new things. When they released their first single malt whiskey in 2000, the boom in single malt hadn’t started yet. They were blazing a new trail. More than twenty years later, they still do. While Fall 2021 Single Cask #5 is a single malt whiskey, it is bottled under Lost Lantern’s cream label, designated for “Other Whiskies.” Truly one-of-a-kind, this single malt is distilled from beer and has a very distinct and unusual flavor profile. Aged for 3 years in a 228-liter cask with a medium toast and toasted heads, this whiskey is very fresh and grassy and brings forth the idea of enjoying crème brûlée in a high alpine meadow.
The Lost Lantern Fall 2021 collection will be available for presale at lostlanternwhiskey.com beginning Friday, October 15th.
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Source: Lost Lantern Whiskey.