Lost Lantern Announces Spring 2024 Collection
Independent bottler Lost Lantern has announced its Spring 2024 collection of American whiskies. The Spring 2024 collection focuses on Midwest distilleries and will feature three bourbons, three ryes, and one wheat whiskey, each bottled non-chill filtered, of natural color, and at cask strength.
Lost Lantern Far-Flung Rye
Limited to 486 bottles at 60.8% ABV (121.6 Proof)
Suggested Retail Price: $100
Lost Lantern’s first blend of straight rye whiskey proves that some of the country’s best rye whiskey comes from the Midwest. This special release brings together a blend of straight ryes, ranging from four to nine years old, from five of the finest distilleries in the region: Cedar Ridge (IA), Middle West Spirits (OH), Starlight Distillery (IN), Tom’s Foolery Distillery (OH), and Wollersheim Distillery (WI). It has bright rye spice and fresh-cut grass on the nose. The palate is spicy, with rich oak and hints of dark chocolate and warm bread.
Lost Lantern Starlight Distillery Indiana Straight Bourbon Single Cask
Limited to 132 bottles at 59.35% ABV (118.7 Proof)
Suggested Retail Price: $90
Starlight Distillery is part of Huber’s Orchard & Winery, an Indiana institution since 1843. Ted Huber started Starlight in 2001 to capture the flavors of Indiana grain and fruit from the place his family has farmed for seven generations. This straight bourbon whiskey was aged in a 53-gallon barrel for 6 years, including two years in Vermont. It was made with 60% corn, 20% malted barley, 10% rye, and 10% wheat. It has a rich and creamy nose, with notes of cherry, nutmeg, fresh oak, and chocolate on the palate. Very spicy and full, with a long finish.
Lost Lantern Wollersheim Distillery Wisconsin Straight Bourbon Single Cask
Limited to 200 bottles at 65.6% ABV (131.2 Proof)
Suggested Retail Price: $90
Established in the 19th century, Wollersheim is a family-owned winery and distillery. Its grain-to-glass whiskies truly reflect Wisconsin’s climate and agricultural heritage. This 5-year-old straight bourbon whiskey was made from 66% corn, 22% rye, and 12% malted barley, all locally grown. An intense and powerful cool-climate northern bourbon with notes of leather, chocolate oranges, and pipe tobacco on the nose, and hints of chocolate mousse, dry grain, and spice-blackened meat on the palate.
Lost Lantern FEW Spirits Illinois Straight Bourbon Single Cask
Limited to 200 bottles at 62.3% ABV (124.6 Proof)
Suggested Retail Price: $90
A pioneer of American craft spirits, FEW has distilled award-winning grain-to-glass whiskies since 2011 in a unique urban setting outside Chicago. This straight bourbon whiskey, Lost Lantern’s first from FEW Spirits and Illinois, was distilled from 70% corn, 20% rye, and 10% malted barley and aged for 5 years in a 53-gallon new American oak barrel. It has warm, sweet notes of nutmeg, cinnamon, and French vanilla on the nose. The palate has a rich and rounded spice, a soft, creamy texture, and notes of milk chocolate and cinnamon rolls. The finish is long and warming.
Lost Lantern Tom’s Foolery 9 Year Old Ohio Straight Rye Single Cask
Limited to 170 bottles at 58.25% ABV (116.5 Proof)
Suggested Retail Price: $120
This family-owned distillery uses traditional, labor-intensive methods to make whiskey, including wooden fermenters and pot still distillation. Their whiskies embody the cold, snowy climate of Ohio’s snowbelt. Aged for 9 years in a 53-gallon barrel, making it the oldest whiskey Lost Lantern has released, this straight rye whiskey was made from 70% winter rye and 30% malted rye. It is fresh and elegant, with hints of fresh-cut grass and lemon on the nose and rich rye spice, lemon custard, and balanced oak on the palate. It has an extremely long, warm finish.
Lost Lantern Middle West Ohio Straight Rye Single Cask
Limited to 197 bottles at 63% ABV (126 Proof)
Suggested Retail Price: $90
Based in Columbus, Ohio, Middle West Spirits is one of the Midwest’s largest and most ambitious independent distilleries. This four-grain straight rye whiskey is made with dark pumpernickel rye grain, giving it a full, toasty, chocolatey, and earthy flavor. It was aged for 4 years in a 53-gallon new oak barrel from Speyside Cooperage. It has notes of rich chocolate mousse and warm rye spice on the nose, with cocoa nibs, nutmeg, cinnamon, and leatherbound books on the palate. It is Lost Lantern’s first release from Middle West.
Lost Lantern Cedar Ridge Iowa Straight Wheat Single Cask
Limited to 203 bottles at 61.55% ABV (123.1 Proof)
Suggested Retail Price: $90
Cedar Ridge has been farming and distilling spirits in Swisher, Iowa, owned by the Quint family, for decades. The area’s dramatic seasonal temperature swings help create whiskies with a soft, clean, yet spicy character. An exceptional cask, this is an elegant and powerful wheat whiskey made from 100% malted white winter wheat that was aged for 6 years in a 53-gallon barrel. It has a very spicy nose, with notes of black cherry and vanilla shortbread on the nose. The palate is bold and warm, with hints of baking spice and cinnamon coffee cake.
The Lost Lantern Spring 2024 collection will be available for purchase at lostlanternwhiskey.com, seelbachs.com, the Lost Lantern Tasting Room in Vermont, and at select retailers in California and New York beginning Wednesday, March 27th.
Source: Lost Lantern Whiskey.