Single Malt Frontier

Ep. 37: Tasting Samples from River Roots Barrel Company

Join us Wednesday, February 19th, at 5pm PST, for a tasting of 7 River Roots Malt Whiskey samples.River Roots Barrel Company, founded by a team including Iron Chef Michael Symon, provides a bespoke barrel pick program for private whiskey clubs. This whiskey is, at once, very good, slightly shrouded in mystery, and compelling in terms of the story of flavor that it tells.Due to the flu, Phill had to miss our live interview in Ep 36 on Jan 30, 2025 (link below). So today, we're following up with a tasting of the samples that Phill hasn't gotten a chance yet to taste on air.For today's conversation, we'll be tasting the seven (7) samples River Roots has provided us. We get to explore the influence of type of cask (toast level, char level) with all else equal on 2 different malt/rye-malt mashbills. Details in the additional show notes. This isolated impact of barrel type is a fascinating exploration that we don't get to talk about very often so we'll be discussing that today.If you like what we do, please like, subscribe, and share!Watch the interview with River Roots Founder Ryan Lintz in Ep. 36 at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGcI8kUo8NwVisit River Roots Barrel Company at https://riverrootsbarrelco.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/riverrootsbarrelco/Additional show notes at https://demitastes.com/2025/01/30/ep-36-river-roots-barrel-companys-ryan-lintz/ and https://demitastes.com/2025/02/19/ep-36-bonus-tasting-river-roots-barrel-company/---We have merch now! We're selling custom-engraved glencairns featuring the barrel pick sticker version of the podcast logo and The Whiskey Lodge logo. Thanks to everyone who helped make those designs happen. Order here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIxRxNT_WdJx0gedh0Nuh4RtXLUo5WxbBtmlp4yk9me8IZ9A/viewform---As of December 18th, 2024, American Single Malt Whiskey has been ratified as legally standardized whiskey category/type with the TTB! Get our breakdown of the category's official rules and discussion of the news at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dZnkrSVWcI - with more concise written notes to come at https://demitastes.com. As of January 19th, 2025, the rule went into effect and American Single Malt Whiskey is finally a legally-protected category.But our mission to share knowledge about the category isn't over. Keep following along as we bring you product reviews, news, and perspectives from every level of the industry: farming, malting, barrel-making, producing, non-distiller producers, independent bottling, retail, sales, marketing, and anything else we can think of. Let us know who you want us to interview next!---Our Single Malt Frontier x The Whiskey Lodge barrel pick of McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt Whiskey barrel pick is available for purchase at https://www.hrdspirits.com/mccarthys-rum-single-barrel. As of this past weekend, there are fewer than 40 bottles left. Get yours before they're gone!Specs: McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt Whiskey, Single Barrel #701, Cask Strength, aged 6.71 years (6 years, 8 months, 15 days) in an ex-Casa Magdalena Rum Cask. Final yield is 156 bottles. Final strength is 56.83% ABV / 113.66 proof.Get more information about this release in Ep. 27 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUL9nEnIvsE and our closer look video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIYPVxPfY-U---We're now a podcast! You can find us on Podbean, Player.fm, and soon coming to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, & more. Let us know where you listen and we'll get our feed published there! https://singlemaltfrontier.podbean.com/- Single Malt Frontier: https://www.instagram.com/singlemaltfrontier- Doug: https://www.instagram.com/demitastes and https://demitastes.com/- Phill: https://www.youtube.com/@therangersrespite and https://www.instagram.com/rangersrespite- The Whiskey Lodge Discord: https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPT- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/AmericanSMW- ASMW reviews and more: https://maltrunners.comDisclaimer: While some products we discuss on our show have been provided to us free of charge by industry sources, this conversation is 100% unsponsored and candid. We give our unbiased opinions, discuss brands as they are relevant to the conversation, and retain full editorial control. For today's conversation, River Roots provided us with samples of all of the products we tasted in this video.Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424

#62 - Whiskey Del Bac w/ Mark Vierthaler

In this episode I traveled to Tucson, AZ to visit Whiskey Del Bac during the American Craft Spirits Association Convention! With some last minute scheduling, Master Distiller Mark Vierthaler and I were able to sit down have this fantastic conversation! Even more special about this episode is that our good friend and fellow podcaster Doug (DemiTastes as he's known on the internet) joined in on the conversation to help proctor some American Single Malt questions!I can't thank both Mark and Doug enough for their willingness to sit down with me and help make Del Bac come to life and share this incredible story. For more information:- Be sure to follow: @whiskeydelbac on Instagram- Follow Mark: @whiskyicarus on Instagram- Follow Doug: @demitastes & @singlemaltfrontier -Visit: https://www.whiskeydelbac.comRECORDED MARCH 13TH ONSITE AT WHISKEY DEL BAC IN TUCSON, ARIZONAIf you enjoyed this episode, I’d really appreciate a follow and share on social media, subscribe to our YouTube, and be sure to give us a rating and review on your favorite podcast platform!Everything you see and hear is out of pocket for us, including travel. If you support our mission of showcasing the amazing stories behind these small businesses, do me a favor and head over to buymeacoffee.com/craftedconvosBuy Me a Coffee is an awesome way to help creators like me with simple one-time donations OR a monthly contribution. Every dime goes into giving these breweries, distilleries and more some much deserved limelight.Visit us online at www.craftedconvos.comFollow us on social media: ⁠@craftedconvospod⁠Subscribe to our YouTube at ⁠ ⁠@craftedconvospod ⁠Produced by Allan Cogan, Grant Brown, and Nick Post - as a part of Crafted Conversations Media LLC⁠Full video is exclusively on YouTube and Spotify!If you every have any questions or concerns – please reach out: coganconvo@gmail.comAll music is provided by ⁠Artlist.io⁠ and copyright information can be provided upon request.Cheers!⁠⁠⁠#smallbusiness⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠#craftdistilleries ⁠⁠⁠ #craftbreweries⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠#craftedconvos⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠#americanhistory ⁠⁠⁠⁠#tucson #arizona #whiskeydelbac #whiskey #rum #barrio ⁠⁠⁠⁠#brewery ⁠⁠⁠#craftspirits⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠#distillery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#brewery⁠⁠ ⁠#craftedconvos⁠ ⁠#agriculture ⁠ #stories #interview #history #mesquite

Ep. 44: The Virginia Whiskey Tournament 2025

The Virginia Whiskey Tournament 2025 is on! Every year, Phill runs the Virginia Whiskey Tournament and every year we see more and more ASMW in the lineup. We'll tell you about the tournament, taste through some samples, and hopefully help you choose who to vote for!If you like what we do, please like, subscribe, comment, and share!- Find Phill and the Virginia Whiskey Tournament at the Ranger's Respite: https://www.instagram.com/rangersrespite---There are a couple of cases of our McCarthy's 6.71 Year Rum Cask Single Barrel pick remaining. We expect it will be sold out soon, so if you're thinking about buying it, now's the time!- Buy this pick: https://www.hrdspirits.com/mccarthys-rum-single-barrel- More info: https://demitastes.com/2025/03/03/mccarthys-6-71-year-rum-cask-barrel-pick-only-a-few-cases-left/- Original Announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUL9nEnIvsE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw- On site interview with the distiller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIYPVxPfY-U- Our review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6IC5D-khjE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw---- Buy our glencairns! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIxRxNT_WdJx0gedh0Nuh4RtXLUo5WxbBtmlp4yk9me8IZ9A/viewform- Single Malt Frontier: https://www.instagram.com/singlemaltfrontier- Doug: https://www.instagram.com/demitastes and https://demitastes.com/- The Whiskey Lodge Discord: https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPT- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/AmericanSMW- ASMW reviews and more: https://maltrunners.comDisclaimer: While some products we discuss on our show have been provided to us free of charge by industry sources, this conversation is 100% unsponsored and candid. We give our unbiased opinions, discuss brands as they are relevant to the conversation, and retain full editorial control. For today's conversation, all Distillerie Acadian products were provided as samples with no strings attached.Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424

Ep. 43: Distillerie Acadian with Philip Mestayer

Join us on 5/28/25 5:15pm PDT (7:15pm CDT) for an interview with Philip Mestayer, Head Distiller of Distillerie Acadian. Distillerie Acadian hold the distinction of holding the first official American Single Malt Whiskey label for their Bon Vale ASMW. They were the first to file a COLA label approval with the newly ratified ASMW designation (effective January 2025).We'll also talk about how even great quality craft whiskey products don't necessarily survive due to interest in the target (local) market for small distilleries like Distillerie Acadian.If you like what we do, please like, subscribe, comment, and share!Thanks to Jake from ComingWhiskey for putting this label on my radar. https://www.instagram.com/comingwhiskey- Find out more at https://distillerieacadian.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/distillerieacadian/- More show notes at: https://demitastes.com/2025/05/28/smf-ep-43-distillerie-acadian-with-head-distiller-philip-mestayer/---There are a couple of cases of our McCarthy's 6.71 Year Rum Cask Single Barrel pick remaining. We expect it will be sold out soon, so if you're thinking about buying it, now's the time!- Buy this pick: https://www.hrdspirits.com/mccarthys-rum-single-barrel- More info: https://demitastes.com/2025/03/03/mccarthys-6-71-year-rum-cask-barrel-pick-only-a-few-cases-left/- Original Announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUL9nEnIvsE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw- On site interview with the distiller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIYPVxPfY-U- Our review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6IC5D-khjE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw---- Buy our glencairns! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIxRxNT_WdJx0gedh0Nuh4RtXLUo5WxbBtmlp4yk9me8IZ9A/viewform- Single Malt Frontier: https://www.instagram.com/singlemaltfrontier- Doug: https://www.instagram.com/demitastes and https://demitastes.com/- The Whiskey Lodge Discord: https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPT- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/AmericanSMW- ASMW reviews and more: https://maltrunners.comDisclaimer: While some products we discuss on our show have been provided to us free of charge by industry sources, this conversation is 100% unsponsored and candid. We give our unbiased opinions, discuss brands as they are relevant to the conversation, and retain full editorial control. For today's conversation, all Distillerie Acadian products were provided as samples with no strings attached.Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424

Ep. 42: Minden Mill with Master Distiller Joseph O’Sullivan

Join us LIVE on 5/22 at 5pm PDT to hear from Minden Mill's Master Distiller, Joseph O'Sullivan about their new line of Bourbon, Rye, and of course American Single Malt Whiskey.Joe, of course, is no stranger to Single Malt Frontier, having appeared previously as the former Master Distiller of our favorite (and first barrel pick), McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt Whiskey, as well as a handful of other appearances on our livestreams as "just" a guy who loves whiskey.We've already had the good fortune to have tried all 3 of Minden Mill's flagship whiskeys, as well as an alternative formulation of the ASMW and even a single cask of the ASMW, and we're beyond excited to taste these whiskeys live with Joe and get some behind the scenes info about these whiskeys into the world!Joe's previous appearances on our channel:- Episode 01 McCarthy's: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X042DKRS90- Burns Night 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ElIC2nd7XAMore about our guest:- Minden Mill: https://www.mindenmill.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/mindenmill- Joseph O'Sullivan, Master Distiller: https://www.instagram.com/josephos- And you might catch Joe in any number of whiskey Discord servers including The Whiskey Lodge https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPTIf you like what we do, please like, subscribe, comment, and share!---There are a couple of cases of our McCarthy's 6.71 Year Rum Cask Single Barrel pick remaining. We expect it will be sold out soon, so if you're thinking about buying it, now's the time!- Buy this pick: https://www.hrdspirits.com/mccarthys-rum-single-barrel- More info: https://demitastes.com/2025/03/03/mccarthys-6-71-year-rum-cask-barrel-pick-only-a-few-cases-left/- Original Announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUL9nEnIvsE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw- On site interview with the distiller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIYPVxPfY-U- Our review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6IC5D-khjE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw---- Buy our glencairns! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIxRxNT_WdJx0gedh0Nuh4RtXLUo5WxbBtmlp4yk9me8IZ9A/viewform- Single Malt Frontier: https://www.instagram.com/singlemaltfrontier- Doug: https://www.instagram.com/demitastes and https://demitastes.com/- The Whiskey Lodge Discord: https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPT- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/AmericanSMW- ASMW reviews and more: https://maltrunners.comDisclaimer: While some products we discuss on our show have been provided to us free of charge by industry sources, this conversation is 100% unsponsored and candid. We give our unbiased opinions, discuss brands as they are relevant to the conversation, and retain full editorial control. For today's conversation, all Minden Mill products were provided as samples with no strings attached.Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424

Ep. 41: Murphy Quint: QuintEssential Cask Magic

Join us today for an update from Murphy Quint, Master Distiller of Cedar Ridge, including the QuintEssential American Single Malt Series.Murph last appeared on Single Malt Frontier for Ep. 07, where he officially introduced himself as Master Distiller for the first time. In the year and a half since then, Murph and I have met in person twice at ACSA 2024 and ACSA 2025 and I've gotten to watch Murph's reactions as his QuintEssential American Single Malt Whiskeys won high awards in the ACSA spirits judging competitions each year.Last time Murph was on the show, we tasted the standard solera blend QuintEssential, the special release QuintEssential Portside, and the Quintessential Tokaji Cask Finished. We make mention of those same whiskeys today as we explore several new QuintEssential expressions that have released since last time.This time we'll discuss the QuintEssential Wine Club First Meeting, the QuintEssential Untitled Cigar Malt Project, and QuintEssential Number Five, which releases this week, and we get into how the expressions we discussed previously relate to these more recent releases.Funnily enough, Ep 07 was among the top interviews we've had on this show (in terms of the words), and yet was among the worst technical productions of this podcast ever, for various reasons. Today we right those wrongs with a show that is both the best of Single Malt Frontier both technically and from an interview pacing perspective. Enjoy!- Our previous interview with Murphy Quint in Ep. 07: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZrddavtfPA- Cedar Ridge: https://www.instagram.com/cedarridgeiowa- Murphy Quint, Master Distiller: https://www.instagram.com/murphy.quint/If you like what we do, please like, subscribe, comment, and share!---There are a couple of cases of our McCarthy's 6.71 Year Rum Cask Single Barrel pick remaining. We expect it will be sold out soon, so if you're thinking about buying it, now's the time!- Buy this pick: https://www.hrdspirits.com/mccarthys-rum-single-barrel- More info: https://demitastes.com/2025/03/03/mccarthys-6-71-year-rum-cask-barrel-pick-only-a-few-cases-left/- Original Announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUL9nEnIvsE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw- On site interview with the distiller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIYPVxPfY-U- Our review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6IC5D-khjE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw---- Buy our glencairns! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIxRxNT_WdJx0gedh0Nuh4RtXLUo5WxbBtmlp4yk9me8IZ9A/viewform- Single Malt Frontier: https://www.instagram.com/singlemaltfrontier- Doug: https://www.instagram.com/demitastes and https://demitastes.com/- The Whiskey Lodge Discord: https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPT- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/AmericanSMW- ASMW reviews and more: https://maltrunners.comDisclaimer: While some products we discuss on our show have been provided to us free of charge by industry sources, this conversation is 100% unsponsored and candid. We give our unbiased opinions, discuss brands as they are relevant to the conversation, and retain full editorial control. For today's conversation, all products were provided by Cedar Ridge.Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424

Ep. 40: Erin Lee - FEW Spirits, Step Up Internship, Good Deeds Whiskey

It has been fascinating and enthralling to watch Erin Lee's career in the spirits industry so far. Beginning from her background as a fashion designer and tea sommelier, Erin discovered the Step Up internship via the Good Deeds Batch 1 Blend of American Single Malts, and joined the Step Up internship. I met Erin originally on Instagram and then in person during the 2024 ACSA Conference in Denver, the week she graduated from the Step Up internship program.Since then, FEW was acquired by Heaven Hill and Sydney Jones (whom we spoke with last year on Episode 14 https://www.youtube.com/live/rTDaYaRGOw4) moved from FEW to Heaven Hill, and Erin moved into the position of Head Distiller of FEW Spirits, within a year of her graduation from Step Up. Erin has developed products using her keen sense of whiskey blending and her wine background, including the Smashing Pumpkins collaboration featuring FEW's Bourbon proofed down with an infusion of Madame Zuzu's Midnight Rose Tea. And bringing it full circle, Erin was part of the all-women blending team of Good Deeds Batch 2 blend of bourbon and rye.- FEW Spirits: https://www.fewspirits.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/fewspirits/- Erin Lee, Head Distiller: https://www.instagram.com/littlesipperIf you like what we do, please like, subscribe, comment, and share!---There are a couple of cases of our McCarthy's 6.71 Year Rum Cask Single Barrel pick remaining. We expect it will be sold out soon, so if you're thinking about buying it, now's the time!- Buy this pick: https://www.hrdspirits.com/mccarthys-rum-single-barrel- More info: https://demitastes.com/2025/03/03/mccarthys-6-71-year-rum-cask-barrel-pick-only-a-few-cases-left/- Original Announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUL9nEnIvsE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw- On site interview with the distiller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIYPVxPfY-U- Our review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6IC5D-khjE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw---- Get our SMF and Whiskey Lodge glencairns! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIxRxNT_WdJx0gedh0Nuh4RtXLUo5WxbBtmlp4yk9me8IZ9A/viewform- Single Malt Frontier: https://www.instagram.com/singlemaltfrontier- Doug: https://www.instagram.com/demitastes and https://demitastes.com/- The Whiskey Lodge Discord: https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPT- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/AmericanSMW- ASMW reviews and more: https://maltrunners.comDisclaimer: While some products we discuss on our show have been provided to us free of charge by industry sources, this conversation is 100% unsponsored and candid. We give our unbiased opinions, discuss brands as they are relevant to the conversation, and retain full editorial control. For today's conversation, all products were purchased with our own funds except for the sample of FEW Single Malt which we discussed on this episode, and the sample of FEW Immortal Rye, which we mentioned but did not taste in this episode.Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424

Ep. 39: Dry Week Special! All The Bitter NA Bitters with Co-Founder Ian Blessing

As a Dry Week special, we've invited Ian Blessing, co-founder of All The Bitter non-alcoholic bitters to talk to us about his products and the new non-alcoholic bottle shop they opened a few months ago.Tune in to hear all about the All The Bitter NA bitters and other great N/A spirits alternatives that we love to use, not only during Dry Week, but *even when alcohol is an option*. You'll also learn about the healthful ingredients in All The Bitter and their pledge of "1% for the planet" -- 1% of all sales are donated toward environmental causes.The Whiskey Lodge Dry Week starts tomorrow, Friday April 4th, 2025! Dates are flexible but we encourage 7 continuous dry days to check your habits throughout the week and get ahead of any problematic associations. This is part of our whole community's commitment to #drinkresponsiblyAdditional show notes at: https://demitastes.com/2025/04/03/smf-ep-39-dry-week-special-all-the-bitter-na-bitters-co-founder-ian-blessing/If you like what we do, please like, subscribe, comment, and share!- Find All The Bitter at https://allthebitter.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/allthebitter- The Environmental Cause All The Bitter is currently supporting: https://trees.org/Other great brands we mentioned:- Wilderton Aperitivo Co: https://wildertonaperitivo.co/ and https://www.instagram.com/wildertonco/- The Pathfinder: https://drinkthepathfinder.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/drinkthepathfinder- Roots Divino N/A Vermouth: https://finestroots.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/finest_roots/---There are about 2 cases of our McCarthy's 6.71 Year Rum Cask Single Barrel pick remaining. We expect it will be sold out by the end of April, so if you're thinking about buying it, now's the time!- Buy this pick: https://www.hrdspirits.com/mccarthys-rum-single-barrel- More info: https://demitastes.com/2025/03/03/mccarthys-6-71-year-rum-cask-barrel-pick-only-a-few-cases-left/- Original Announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUL9nEnIvsE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw- On site interview with the distiller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIYPVxPfY-U- Our review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6IC5D-khjE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw---- Buy our glencairns! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIxRxNT_WdJx0gedh0Nuh4RtXLUo5WxbBtmlp4yk9me8IZ9A/viewform- Single Malt Frontier: https://www.instagram.com/singlemaltfrontier- Doug: https://www.instagram.com/demitastes and https://demitastes.com/- The Whiskey Lodge Discord: https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPT- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/AmericanSMW- ASMW reviews and more: https://maltrunners.comDisclaimer: While some products we discuss on our show have been provided to us free of charge by industry sources, this conversation is 100% unsponsored and candid. We give our unbiased opinions, discuss brands as they are relevant to the conversation, and retain full editorial control. For today's conversation, all products were purchased with our own funds.Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424

Ep. 38: ACSA 2025 Debrief; Blend-Your-Own Courage & Conviction (VOD)

We have tons to talk about today. Topics include debriefing the whirlwind of events that was ACSA Tuscon 2025, going through the Courage & Conviction's Draftsmen Blend-Your-Own Kit, update on & some public praise for our McCarthy's Single Barrel pick, some of our upcoming content schedule, and whatever else we have time for. We're gonna try to keep it pretty short despite having a ton to get through.If you like what we do, please like, subscribe, and share!VDC's Courage & Conviction's Draftsmen Blend-Your-Own Kit: https://courageandconviction.com/pages/the-draftsmenWhiskey Vault's Review of our Rum Cask McCarthy's Pick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFY9IG4Ksa0There are about 2 cases of this pick remaining. We expect it will be sold out by the end of April, so if you're thinking about buying it, now's the time!- Buy this pick: https://www.hrdspirits.com/mccarthys-rum-single-barrel- More info: https://demitastes.com/2025/03/03/mccarthys-6-71-year-rum-cask-barrel-pick-only-a-few-cases-left/- Original Announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUL9nEnIvsE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw- On site interview with the distiller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIYPVxPfY-U- Our original review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6IC5D-khjE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw---- Buy our glencairns! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIxRxNT_WdJx0gedh0Nuh4RtXLUo5WxbBtmlp4yk9me8IZ9A/viewform- Single Malt Frontier: https://www.instagram.com/singlemaltfrontier- Doug: https://www.instagram.com/demitastes and https://demitastes.com/- The Whiskey Lodge Discord: https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPT- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/AmericanSMW- ASMW reviews and more: https://maltrunners.comDisclaimer: While some products we discuss on our show have been provided to us free of charge by industry sources, this conversation is 100% unsponsored and candid. We give our unbiased opinions, discuss brands as they are relevant to the conversation, and retain full editorial control. For today's conversation, all bottles were purchased with my own funds.Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424

Ep. 36: River Roots Barrel Company’s Ryan Lintz

Join us Thursday, January 30th, at 5pm PST, as we talk with Ryan Lintz, founder and CEO of River Roots Barrel Company.River Roots Barrel Company, founded by a team including Iron Chef Michael Symon, provides a bespoke barrel pick program for private whiskey clubs. This whiskey is, at once, very good, slightly shrouded in mystery, and compelling in terms of the story of flavor that it tells.For today's conversation, River Roots provided us with samples of three ASMW products which are about the same in specs except for the toast and char level of the barrels, and previously gave us samples to taste of 4 distinct barrels of whiskey distilled from a mixed mashbill of malted rye and malted barley, again at different toast and char levels. This isolated impact of barrel type is a fascinating exploration that we don't get to talk about very often so we'll be discussing that today.We're going to talk about how River Roots has added value to consumers over other brands when acting as a Non-Distilling Producer (NDP); what the sourcing process has looked like that enables them to tell their story their way, offering the best flavors in alignment with their founding culinary flavor-oriented philosophy; what it's been like working as one of the first NDPs dealing with ASMW and non-traditional mashbills as a major portion of their offerings; the effect of different barrel toast and char levels on the flavor of whiskey which is otherwise identical; and maybe more.We're already gearing up for a very comprehensive conversation. Be sure to tune in!You can find River Roots Barrel Company at https://riverrootsbarrelco.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/riverrootsbarrelco/You can find additional show notes at https://demitastes.com/2025/01/30/ep-36-river-roots-barrel-companys-ryan-lintz/---We have merch now! We're selling custom-engraved glencairns featuring the barrel pick sticker version of the podcast logo and The Whiskey Lodge logo. Thanks to everyone who helped make those designs happen. Order here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIxRxNT_WdJx0gedh0Nuh4RtXLUo5WxbBtmlp4yk9me8IZ9A/viewform---As of December 18th, 2024, American Single Malt Whiskey has been ratified as legally standardized whiskey category/type with the TTB! Get our breakdown of the category's official rules and discussion of the news at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dZnkrSVWcI - with more concise written notes to come at https://demitastes.com. As of January 19th, 2025, the rule went into effect and American Single Malt Whiskey is finally a legally-protected category.But our mission to share knowledge about the category isn't over. Keep following along as we bring you product reviews, news, and perspectives from every level of the industry: farming, malting, barrel-making, producing, non-distiller producers, independent bottling, retail, sales, marketing, and anything else we can think of. Let us know who you want us to interview next!---Our Single Malt Frontier x The Whiskey Lodge barrel pick of McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt Whiskey barrel pick is available for purchase at https://www.hrdspirits.com/mccarthys-rum-single-barrel. Last I heard there are fewer than 60 bottles left. Get yours before they're gone!Specs: McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt Whiskey, Single Barrel #701, Cask Strength, aged 6.71 years (6 years, 8 months, 15 days) in an ex-Casa Magdalena Rum Cask. Final yield is 156 bottles. Final strength is 56.83% ABV / 113.66 proof.Get more information about this release in Ep. 27 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUL9nEnIvsE and our closer look video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIYPVxPfY-U---We're now a podcast! You can find us on Podbean, Player.fm, and soon coming to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, & more. Let us know where you listen and we'll get our feed published there! https://singlemaltfrontier.podbean.com/- Single Malt Frontier: https://www.instagram.com/singlemaltfrontier- Doug: https://www.instagram.com/demitastes and https://demitastes.com/- Phill: https://www.youtube.com/@therangersrespite and https://www.instagram.com/rangersrespite- The Whiskey Lodge Discord: https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPT- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/AmericanSMW- ASMW reviews and more: https://maltrunners.comDisclaimer: While some products we discuss on our show have been provided to us free of charge by industry sources, this conversation is 100% unsponsored and candid. We give our unbiased opinions, discuss brands as they are relevant to the conversation, and retain full editorial control. For today's conversation, River Roots provided us with samples of three ASMW products, and previously gave us samples to taste of 4 distinct barrels of whiskey distilled from a mixed mashbill of malted rye and malted barley.Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424