Indie bottler Misplaced Lantern‘s newest set of releases concentrate on outdated mates from America, with 4 distilleries returning to the fold. Alongside sequels from Balcones Distilling (TX), Clean Ambler (WV), New Riff (KY), and Corbin Money (CA) is a brand new bottling from what Misplaced Lantern says its most-requested new companion, Andalusia Whiskey Co. (TX).
All 5 are single barrel releases at cask energy, with some (Clean Ambler) yielding as few as 87 bottles. Right here we go!
Misplaced Lantern Balcones Distilling Texas Single Malt Completed in a Peated Whiskey Cask – Produced from 100% Golden Promise malted barley, aged for 3 years in new oak after which completed for a further 20 months in a cask that beforehand held peated single malt. A follow-up to the Spring 2023 Balcones launch. Peat on prime of Texas warmth… whew! There’s one thing a little bit magical about this mixture, the nostril curiously coming throughout as sweeter than anticipated, with components of candy Southern tea, cinnamon rolls, and Outdated Spice cologne — ever so barely smoky, extra musky than peat-driven. The palate finds a fruitier edge — apples and a few cherry — then reveals off a little bit of oxidized wine character and extra tea, plus notes of toasted sesame oil, almond butter, and brown sugar crumble. The sense of peat is strongest on the end, the place a mild seaside-bonfire-meets-mesquite high quality endures. A extremely intriguing spin on what Balcones can do. 120.4 proof. A- / $100
Misplaced Lantern Clean Ambler West Virginia Straight Bourbon – Clean Ambler high-rye bourbon, aged in a degree 4 char cask for six years. Toasty and well-spiced on the palate, the rye pops instantly, melding notes of menthol with a darkish pumpernickel character. Loads of sweetness and fruit within the combine, engaging the drinker to dig into the palate. Right here a sweeter high quality dominates, pairing a brown sugar syrup with a mild lemon high quality, backing it up with brisk cinnamon, nutmeg, and only a pinch of cloves. There are gentle touches of milk chocolate late within the recreation — nevertheless it’s a burly barrel char notice that kicks in in time for the end, grounding the whiskey in wooden. In the very best method. 121.4 proof. A / $100
Misplaced Lantern New Riff Kentucky Straight Bourbon – Produced from 65% corn, 30% rye, and 5% malted barley, aged 4 years in a 53-gallon char degree #4 ISC Cooper’s Choose barrel. A surprisingly dusky, weighty expertise. Heavy with char, intensely woody, the nostril is a brooding encounter with earthy, mushroomy notes, sharp at occasions with an oxidized wine high quality, virtually sherried. The palate is hearty and wealthy, fireplace whiskey if ever I’ve tasted it, its black cherry fruit dialed again to disclose components of cassia bark, clove, and well-toasted cereals. The black cherry is enduring, hanging on effectively into the end. Barely pruny on the again finish, with a weighty darkish chocolate character displaying. Lastly on the end, a contact of butterscotch. Strong, particularly contemplating its relative youth. 116.2 proof. A- / $90
Misplaced Lantern Corbin Money California Straight Rye Whiskey 7 Years Outdated – Distilled from 100% estate-grown Merced rye and aged for 7 years in a 53-gallon barrel, charred to degree 5. Actually toasty on the nostril, however not overbearing, that includes a punchy notice of cereal grains, dried grasses, and a few brisker notes of inexperienced hay. Actually pastoral, with earthy overtones and loads of baking spice to again it up. The palate is soothing and sweeter than the nostril initially implies, with oily almonds and walnuts resulting in notes of butterscotch and pastry cream. Rather more soothing and balanced than your typical 100% rye whiskey, the end has a brown sugar sweetness but additionally a punch of that well-toasted barrel in impact. A vivid squeeze of cherry juice on the fade-out. Wonderful. 129.8 proof. A- / $120
Misplaced Lantern Andalusia Whiskey Co. Triple Distilled Texas Single Malt – 100% single malt, curiously triple-distilled in a home made copper pot, aged 3 years in new oak. Undoubtedly essentially the most uncommon whiskey on this lineup, this bottling sees a vivid pop of lemon on the nostril, alongside loads of vanilla, a pinch of cloves, and layers of heat cereal tones. The palate echoes these components however filters them by way of a Texas sensibility — boldly charred wooden, inexperienced mesquite, and a contact of asphalt. The end sees components of nougat and a reprise of lemon peel, extra vanilla, and the sugary sweetness that I usually affiliate with single grain Scotch. Actually drinkable, however my least favourite whiskey on this lineup. 105.2 proof. B+ / $100
Misplaced Lantern Balcones Distilling Texas Single Malt Completed in a Peated Whiskey Cask
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