Lost Lantern has upped the ante (and the aging) with the release of its Fall 2024 Collection.
The new collection, featuring a 10-year-old bourbon, two 10-year-old ryes, and a nearly 10-year-old American single malt, highlights distilleries that have invested in long-term aging. These are the oldest whiskies Lost Lantern has ever released, and in some cases, the oldest ever from these distilleries. Each release is presented at natural cask strength and is non-chill-filtered.
Westland Distillery’s latest Lost Lantern release is a Peated American Single Malt 9.99 Years Old Single Cask. This single cask, which yielded 185 bottles, was made from malted barley heavily peated with Scottish peat and aged for exactly 9.99 years in a new oak cask and is 109.8 proof.
Ohio’s Tom’s Foolery, a family-owned distillery in Chagrin Falls, uses traditional, labor-intensive methods, including wooden fermenters and pot still distillation. Their Ohio Straight Bourbon 10 Years Old Single Cask was aged for 10 years in a 53-gallon barrel, and was made from 63% corn from their family farm, 10% winter rye, and 27% malted barley–the end result was 82 bottles of 119.4 proof whiskey.
Spirit Works’ contribution to this release is its California Straight Rye 10 Years Old Single Cask. This 120 bottle release, made from 70% rye, 10% malted rye, and 20% malted barley, was aged for 10 years in a new American oak cask, making it one of the oldest whiskies ever to come from the distillery at 139.2 proof.
Lastly, New York Distilling Company debuts its Straight Rye 10 Years Old Single Cask. This 10-year-old release, made from 72% rye, 16% corn, and 12% malted barley, is among the oldest New York whiskies ever. The single cask yielded 125 bottles of 133.9 proof whiskey.
“As more American distilleries reach new milestones, whiskey lovers will see a greater variety of age statements, proving that age and quality come from intentional craftsmanship, not just tradition,” explains Lost Lantern Co-Founders Adam Polonski. “The whiskies in this collection honor distilleries that have demonstrated patience and dedication. After all, there’s only one way for a distillery to end up with a 10-year-old whiskey they made themselves: make it, and wait ten years.”
The Lost Lantern Fall 2024 10 Year Collection will be available starting November 7 for $150 each.
