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/

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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

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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/

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Disclaimer: 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.

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