Single Malt Frontier

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

Ep. 35: Trillium Brewing & Distilling Is Making an American Single Malt

Trillium Brewing has started production on an American Single Malt Whiskey!In April 2024, Trillium Brewing, makers of delicious craft beer, launched a line of spirits under the Trillium Distilling Co. name. Around October 2024, the distillery made me aware that they were starting production on an American Single Malt Whiskey. Naturally, as a fan of their beer, and a fan of Craft American Single Malt Whiskey, I had to invite them on for an interview.Join us Wednesday, January 15th, at 4pm PST, as we talk with Trillium founder JC Tetreault and distiller/blender Kyle Wortz about their current line of whiskey and spirits and their plans for the future!You can find Trillium at https://trilliumbrewing.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/trilliumbrewing/---We have merch now! - 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.---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/And find more of us in these other places:- 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---Join us in The Whiskey Lodge Discord: https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPTJoin the American Single Malt Whiskey Community on Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/AmericanSMWSee ASMW reviews and more at 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, Trillium provided us with samples of their Wake Robin bourbon and rye products.---Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424

BONUS: Blind Samples Showdown Season 2 Round 2 @demitastes vs @hoodsommelier

Doug, host of Single Malt Frontier appears in Season 2 Round 2 of Freedom Malts Blind Samples Showdown. He had a great time and some hilarious moments this round. I'm absolutely honored to have gotten to share a few glasses of whiskey with Jack and Jerm.Check out all of the episodes of Blind Samples Showdown at @Freedom_malts Check out Jack Beguedou's channel at @HOODSOMMELIER And of course, Doug @demitastes is the host of @singlemaltfrontier - stay tuned for more!Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424

Ep. 34: Alastair Brogan, Founder of Boulder Spirits

Today we speak with Alastair Brogan, Founder and Chieftan of Boulder Spirits. We'll learn about his unique story in founding a single malt distillery and his interpretation of what Scotch-style whiskey made in an American way looks like. We'll also discuss the perspective of an independently-owned distillery facing competition from the many brands owned by large spirits conglomerates, in the landscape of the newly ratified category of American Single Malt Whiskey.Find Boulder Spirits at https://boulderspirits.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/boulderspirits---We have merch now! - 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.---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/And find more of us in these other places:- 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---Join us in The Whiskey Lodge Discord: https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPTJoin the American Single Malt Whiskey Community on Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/AmericanSMWSee ASMW reviews and more at 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, Boulder Spirits provided us with a sample of Leave No Trace.---Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424

Ep. 33: Happy ASMW Ratification Day! 12/18/2024

IT'S ASMW RATIFICATION DAY! We're beside ourselves and have been poring over the press releases, the new product announcements, comments from distilleries and distillers. We're here to break it all down, at least as much as we've been able to absorb so far.Join us tonight at 7pm PST for a Livestream where we cover it from the basics and break it all down from the simplest factors to the deepest technical nuances. That's what we do best here.We'll be back with our regularly scheduled producer interviews shortly, but this is an opportunity to give the outsider's take on how all this has shaken out. We can't speak with authority from the inside of the commission but we also offer an unbiased position as fans but not producers of the category.See you there!For additional show notes, see: https://demitastes.com/2024/12/18/its-asmw-ratification-day-12-18-livestream-tonight/---We have merch now! - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIxRxNT_WdJx0gedh0Nuh4RtXLUo5WxbBtmlp4yk9me8IZ9A/viewform---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/And find more of us in these other places:- 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---Join us in The Whiskey Lodge Discord: https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPTJoin the American Single Malt Whiskey Community on Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/AmericanSMWSee ASMW reviews and more at 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, Lost Lantern provided us with samples of the releases we discussed.---
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Ep. 32: Lost Lantern 10 Year Collection with Nora & Adam

This week we're pleased to welcome back Adam & Nora of Lost Lantern to talk about their 2024 Fall Collection of four 10 Year American whiskeys.We previously had Lost Lantern on for Ep. 21: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcVMvZDRDucLost Lantern is an Independent Bottler and Blender of American Whiskey. As their tagline goes, they are "Shining a Light on the Independent Spirit."Adam and Nora have 2 rules: they must visit in person every distillery they will work with, and despite their differing palates, they both must like every bottling they release. This means that no matter what you buy from Lost Lantern, it will be a crowd pleaser with a great story behind it.This week we'll be tasting through the 4 whiskeys in the 10-year Fall Collection, discussing the distilleries, the philosophies behind these bottlings, and doing some tasting notes.- Tom's Foolery 10 Year Ohio Straight Bourbon Whiskey (59.7%)- Spirit Works 10 Year California Straight Rye Whiskey (69.6%)- New York Distilling Co. 10 Year New York Straight Rye Whiskey (66.9%)- Westland Distillery 9.99 Year Peated American Single Malt Whiskey (54.9%)Find out more about these brands:- Lost Lantern: https://www.lostlanternwhiskey.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/lostlanternwhiskey- Tom's Foolery: https://www.tomsfoolery.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/tomsfoolerydistillery- Spirit Works: https://www.spiritworksdistilling.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/spiritworksdistilling- New York Distilling Co.: https://www.nydistilling.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/nydistilling- Westland Distillery: https://westlanddistillery.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/westlandwhiskey/For additional show notes, see: https://demitastes.com/2024/12/13/ep-32-lost-lantern-10-year-collection-with-nora-adam/---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/And find more of us in these other places:- 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---Join us in The Whiskey Lodge Discord: https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPTJoin the American Single Malt Whiskey Community on Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/AmericanSMWSee ASMW reviews and more at 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, Lost Lantern provided us with samples of the releases we discussed.Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424

Ep. 31: Liberty Pole with Jim Hough

Join us on November 14th, 2024, at 4pm PST for our live interview with Jim Hough of Liberty Pole Spirits. Liberty Pole has been a prominent feature in discussions about alternative uses of peat due to their their peated rye and peated bourbon products, not to mention their homage to the classic Monongahela valley style of rye. Now, Liberty Pole is entering the American Single Malt space for the first time with a limited run of an American Single Malt Whiskey, and possibly more products to come in the future. We first saw the American Single Malt label via ComingWhiskey and reached out to Jim for an interview when he was ready to speak about this product. Today, we'll taste through this new ASMW product and discuss the rest of Liberty Pole's Portfolio, especially their ryes, as well as their use of peat in non-malt products.For more information about Liberty Pole, visit them at https://www.libertypolespirits.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/libertypolespirits/For additional show notes, see: https://demitastes.com/2024/11/14/ep-31-liberty-pole-with-jim-hough/---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---Write to the TTB in support of American Single Malt Whiskey!It's been over 2 years since TTB published their proposal for American Single Malt Whiskey, and we're still waiting! Join the letter-writing campaign to urge the TTB to action (it's just a few clicks): https://www.spiritsunited.org/american-single-malt-whiskey-campaign/---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- ComingWhiskey: https://www.instagram.com/comingwhiskey for new and upcoming whiskey labels---Join us in The Whiskey Lodge Discord: https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPTJoin the American Single Malt Whiskey Community on Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/AmericanSMWSee ASMW reviews and more at 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, Liberty Pole provided us with a sample of their American Single Malt. Phill and Doug purchased all other products discussed.Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424

Ep. 30: American Single Cask with Bill Christy

Join us on November 6th, 2024, at 5pm PST for our live interview with one of the newest independent bottlers on the scene: Bill Christy, founder of American Single Cask. With a focus on American Craft Whiskey and a demonstrated love for American Single Malt Whiskey in the portfolio already, we know American Single Cask will be right at home on our show.We'll be tasting through the full set of the first 6 single casks released by ASC, as follows:- ASC Cask 0001 Copperworks 6 Year ASMW (2nd fill ASMW barrel)- ASC Cask 0002 Blinking Owl 5 Year ASMW (new oak, toasted, not charred)- ASC Cask 0003 Heritage 5 Year Chocolate Malted Barley Whiskey (new oak, heavy char)- ASC Cask 0004 Heritage 6 Year 100% Rye (new oak, heavy char)- ASC Cask 0005 2BAR 4 Year Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in a Washington Red Wine Barrel- ASC Cask 0006 Santa Fe Spirits 6 Year Mesquite-Smoked American Single Malt Whiskey (new oak, toasted and medium char)For more information about American Single Cask, visit them at https://americansinglecask.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/americansinglecask/For more information about the distilleries featured in the collection, visit:- Copperworks: https://copperworksdistilling.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/copperworksdistilling- Blinking Owl: https://blinkingowldistillery.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/blinkingowl/- Heritage Distilling Co.: https://heritagedistilling.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/heritagedistilling- 2BAR: https://www.2barspirits.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/2barspirits- Santa Fe Spirits / Colkegan: https://santafespirits.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/santafespirits/For additional show notes, see: https://demitastes.com/2024/11/05/ep-30-american-single-cask-with-bill-christy/---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---Write to the TTB in support of American Single Malt Whiskey!It's been over 2 years since TTB published their proposal for American Single Malt Whiskey, and we're still waiting! Join the letter-writing campaign to urge the TTB to action (it's just a few clicks): https://www.spiritsunited.org/american-single-malt-whiskey-campaign/---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/And find more of us in these other places:- 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---Join us in The Whiskey Lodge Discord: https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPTJoin the American Single Malt Whiskey Community on Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/AmericanSMWSee ASMW reviews and more at 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, American Single Cask provided us with samples of the releases we discussed.Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424

Ep. 29: Hinterhaus with Co-Founder Nate Randall

Join us tonight at 10/30 at 5pm PDT / 8pm EDT, for a live conversation with with Nate Randall of Hinterhaus Distilling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa1dOZ7lOgYWe'll learn about the founders' background, their founding during the pandemic, and talk a bit about their choices in building out the distillery and their production process. We'll discuss their wide and award-winning portfolio, and finally dig into a side by side of Hinterhaus American Single Malt Discovery batches 2 and 3. Join us, bring a dram, and bring some questions!Find out more about Hinterhaus at https://www.hinterhausdistilling.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/hinterhausdistilling/For additional show notes, see: https://demitastes.com/2024/10/30/ep-29-hinterhaus-distilling-with-co-founder-nate-randall/---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---Write to the TTB in support of American Single Malt Whiskey!It's been over 2 years since TTB published their proposal for American Single Malt Whiskey, and we're still waiting! Join the letter-writing campaign to urge the TTB to action (it's just a few clicks): https://www.spiritsunited.org/american-single-malt-whiskey-campaign/---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/And find more of us in these other places:- 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---Join us in The Whiskey Lodge Discord: https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPTJoin the American Single Malt Whiskey Community on Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/AmericanSMWSee ASMW reviews and more at 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, Hinterhaus supplied us with samples of the Hinterhaus Discovery ASMW Batches 2 and 3.Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424

BONUS: Blind Samples Showdown Season 2 @demitastes vs @tx_whiskeygeek

Live from Freedom Malts, Doug gets a 2nd shot at trying to beat internet strangers at tasting things blind!Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424