Lost Lantern Announces Spring 2023 Single Cask Collection
Independent bottler Lost Lantern has announced its Spring 2023 collection of single cask American whiskies. The Spring 2023 collection will feature two single malts, one bourbon, and one rye, each bottled non-chill filtered, of natural color, and at cask strength.
2023 Single Cask #1: Westland Distillery American Single Malt 7 Years Old
Limited to 215 bottles at 52.85% ABV (105.7 Proof)
Suggested Retail Price: $130
Washington-based Westland is a transformative voice in American single malt and a champion behind the emerging terroir of the Pacific Northwest. This release, Lost Lantern’s first from Westland, was distilled from the distillery’s signature 5-malt recipe. Aged for 7 years in a new oak cask, this whiskey is fresh, creamy, warm, and malty, with balanced notes of grain and oak and flavors of rich vanilla and caramel creams.
2023 Single Cask #2: Westland Distillery American Single Malt Finished in a Red Wine Cask 8 Years Old
Limited to 185 bottles at 53.84% ABV (107.68 Proof)
Suggested Retail Price: $140
Lost Lantern’s second cask from Westland shows a different side of the distillery. Like the first, it is made from Westland’s signature 5-malt recipe. It was aged for 5 years in new oak and then finished for 3 years in a Washington Cabernet Sauvignon wine cask. The finish amplifies the fruity, spicy flavors of the whiskey. Soft and rounded with a lot of spice, it has flavors of black raspberry, soft oak, apple cider donuts, and black cherry ice cream.
2023 Single Cask #3: Watershed Distillery Ohio Straight Bourbon Whiskey 7 Years Old
Limited to 65 bottles at 66.1% ABV (132.2 Proof)
Suggested Retail Price: $120
Founded in 2010, Watershed is one of the most sought-after and beloved distilleries in the Midwest, thanks to its meticulous production methods, commitment to local ingredients, and innovations with grain. In 2021, Lost Lantern released a 5-year-old five-grain bourbon from Watershed. This cask is its sibling. While the first was bottled right away, Lost Lantern continued to age this one in Vermont. After two years of humid summers and long, cold winters, this is a different whiskey than it was before: even deeper and more nuanced, yet still recognizably Watershed. It has a rich, full oak flavor, with notes of baking spice, vanilla sweetness, and fresh oatmeal raisin cookies. This is the oldest straight bourbon whiskey Lost Lantern has ever released, and one of the only 7-year-old releases to date from Watershed.
2023 Single Cask #4: Corbin Cash California Straight Rye Whiskey 7 Years Old
Limited to 217 bottles at 64.36% ABV (128.72 proof)
Suggested Retail Price: $120
The Souza family has been growing sweet potatoes in California’s Central Valley for over 100 years, and they’ve been growing rye for just as long as a cover crop. In 2007, David Souza opened Corbin Cash Distillery, named for his son, and began distilling that rye. Their grain to-glass whiskies reflect the bounty and warmth of one of the world’s great agricultural regions. This release was distilled from 100% estate-grown Merced rye and was aged for 7 years in a heavily charred new oak barrel in the heat of the Central Valley, making this a rye from an uncommonly hot climate. The result is a welcoming and powerful whiskey. It is fresh and minty, with notes of sweet chocolate, delicate oak, and wintergreen. This is Lost Lantern’s oldest rye whiskey to date.
The Lost Lantern Spring 2023 collection will be available for purchase at lostlanternwhiskey.com, seelbachs.com, and select retailers in California and Alberta, Canada beginning Wednesday, March 1st.
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