Triple Eight Sauternes Cask Aged Massachusetts Single Malt 11 Years Old

A Golden Dram

Lost Lantern hand-selected this cask from Triple Eight Distillery on the island of Nantucket. The distillery’s traditional methods, long aging times, and the maritime climate of Nantucket make for exquisitely balanced whiskies that truly rank among the finest single malts in the world. Its flagship single malt, The Notch, is the longest-aged American single malt ever released and a beacon for what American single malt can be.

This release is part of a Lost Lantern trio of the first Triple Eight single casks ever released. This exceptional single malt was fully matured for 11 years in an ex-Sauternes cask. The nose bursts with notes of golden raisins, honey, and candied almonds. The warm, rich palate has hints of dried figs, honey-roasted peanuts, and chocolate sea salt caramels. The finish is bright, long, and warm.

This single malt is not only our first whiskey fully aged in Sauternes casks, it is the oldest whiskey we have ever released.

Adam’s note: Triple Eight’s flagship American single malt, The Notch, is one of the industry’s most beloved whiskies. It does not last long at any industry tasting. Yet the distillery’s small size and long aging have meant its whiskey is normally very limited in availability, primarily at the distillery on Nantucket. We are honored not only to release Triple Eight’s first single casks and first cask strength whiskies ever, but to be able to make the whiskies available more widely and at a more approachable price point.

This single cask reminds me of my favorite Scotch single malts from the Highlands, powerful yet warm and honeyed at the same time.

2025 Single Cask #19: Triple Eight Sauternes Cask Aged Massachusetts Single Malt 11 Years Old

Proof: 120.9
Age: 11 years
Quantity produced: 229 bottles
Format: 750mL
Details: Cask strength; Non-chill filtered; no color added

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Cask Details

Mashbill — 100% Maris Otter Malt from East Anglia, U.K.
Maturation Barrel Info — French oak ex-Sauternes
Barrel Size — 53 gallon
Finishing Barrel Info — N/a
Length of Primary Maturation — 11 years
Length of Secondary Maturation/Finishing — N/a

Type: Single Cask
Pour: Neat, or on the rocks
Glass: Glencairn or snifter

About Triple Eight

If you asked every American Single Malt distiller in the United States what they thought the best American Single Malt in the country was (excluding their own, of course), we have zero doubt that the consensus would be The Notch.

The Notch is the flagship American Single Malt that Triple Eight, one of the country’s oldest American Single Malt distilleries, makes and painstakingly ages on a small corner of the Cisco Brewers compound on Nantucket Island. This singular single malt, normally released with a 12 or 15 year age statement and primarily available on Nantucket, is arguably the finest example not just of what American Single Malt is, but what it can be.

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