Breaking Bourbon – Review: Lost Lantern Opulent Orchard New York Distilling Co. Apple Brandy Finished Straight Rye
Read the full review here Adding the sweetness from an apple brandy finish to a peppery rye proved you can’t always tame a lively rye, but you can transform it into something better. Opulent Orchard from New York Distilling Co. is Lost Lantern’s first rye whiskey in their Single Distillery Series. Featuring a blend of […]
Bottle Raiders – Review: Lost Lantern 2025 Single Cask #2: Andalusia Whiskey Co. Peated Texas Single Malt Finished in a Tequila Cask
Read the full article here Nose: Killer nose: herbaceous, earthy and sweet. Powerful, medicinal peat leads, with some light, smooth agave notes in tow. Graham cracker, mint, honey. Taste: Bright palate with lots of agave character at the forefront. Light peat fills in on the sides and back of the tongue. Rosemary, bubblegum, cinnamon, vanilla, […]
Breaking Bourbon – Review: Lost Lantern 2025 Single Cask #5: Finger Lakes Distilling Straight Rye Finished in a Pommeau Cask
Read the full review here A unique-tasting, New York distilled, apple-forward finished rye that’s rounded out with accents of warming spice. The whiskey’s low barrel proof suggests it might be more tepid than typical releases from Lost Lantern Spirits, but that isn’t the case, as this whiskey is full of flavor. It’s apple-forward throughout, with […]
Discovery Club June 2025: Baltimore Spirits
I’m very excited to announce this month’s Discovery Club release: a 4-year-old Maryland Straight Rye Whiskey from Baltimore Spirits Co. in Baltimore, Maryland! First, as a reminder: The Lost Lantern Discovery Club is our new monthly whiskey club, focused on whiskies from great rising star distilleries all across the United States! Members automatically receive an […]
Lost Lantern Summer 2025 Collection: Why Estate Distilleries?
The Lost Lantern Summer 2025 Collection, launching June 25th, celebrates the emergence of a truly new phenomenon in American whiskey: the estate distillery, a distillery that makes whiskey from grain grown entirely on their own land. While estate wineries are revered in the wine world, estate distilleries were almost unheard of until recently, and there […]
