Lost Lantern Leads Scotch Lovers to Stateside Single Malts

Lost Lantern Unveils its Fall 2025 Collection Bridging Scottish Tradition and American Single Malt

Vergennes, VT (October 29, 2025) — Lost Lantern, the award-winning independent bottler of American whiskey, proudly announces its Fall 2025 release: The Scotch Lovers’ Collection, an invitation for Scotch drinkers to take a deep dive into the more traditional side of American single malt.

Officially recognized by the federal government as a new whiskey category in December 2024, American single malt is a wide-ranging style, including both whiskies that are very different from other world single malts and ones with distinctively traditional, classic single malt flavors with American nuances.

The Scotch Lovers’ Collection shines a light on these more traditional American single malts with flavor profiles that will immediately appeal to Scotch drinkers… even if they’ve never encountered or explored American single malt before.

“While the single malts and blended malts in this Collection are not and could never be Scotch, which can only be made in Scotland, these unique and exceptional whiskies will hold special appeal for Scotch lovers,” said Co-Founder Adam Polonski. “We worked closely with each of the distilleries in this collection to source truly first-of-their-kind whiskies for this Collection as a way to invite Scotch lovers into American single malt.”

Since launching in 2020 as an American independent bottler inspired by the traditional Scottish model, Lost Lantern has collaborated with more than 40 distilleries across 20 states, shining a light on America’s most distinctive whiskies through single casks and blends. The Scotch Lovers’ Collection continues that mission and is the company’s first collection entirely focused on single and blended malts.

“American single malt has rapidly become one of the most dynamic styles of whiskey in the world,” said Co-Founder and Head Blender Nora Ganley-Roper. “We are excited for Scotch lovers to join us in exploring the more traditional side of this fast-rising style.”

FALL 2025 COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS

The Scotch Lovers’ Collection features seven whiskies (two blends and five single casks) that celebrate the craftsmanship and character of single malt through an American lens.

• American Vatted Malt Remix ($100): A bold new edition of the whiskey that launched Lost Lantern, blending single malts from 11 distilleries across eight states.
• American Vatted Malt Reissue ($90): A limited return of Lost Lantern’s original 2020 release, honoring the whiskey that began the company’s journey.
• Warfield Idaho Single Malt ($100):  Lost Lantern’s first Idaho release, from a certified organic distillery known for using traditional Scottish pot stills. Ideal for Speyside and Lowland fans.
• Triple Eight Trio: This trio from Nantucket-based Triple Eight is the first time the distillery has ever released single casks or cask-strength bottlings.

o   Triple Eight Peated Massachusetts Single Malt ($120): The first peated whiskey from this storied distillery. Ideal for fans of the Scottish Islands region.

o   Triple Eight Massachusetts Single Malt 10 Years Old ($150): A decade-old single cask showcasing the distillery’s patient, maritime-influenced aging. Ideal for fans of Speyside and the nearby areas of the Highlands.

o   Triple Eight Sauternes Cask Aged Massachusetts Single Malt 11 Years Old ($180):  Lost Lantern’s oldest whiskey to date and its first fully matured in an ex-Sauternes cask. Ideal for Highland whisky fans.

• McCarthy’s Peated Oregon Single Malt 10 Years Old ($150):  The first 10-year-old release from America’s original single malt distillery, a defining milestone for the category. Ideal for Islay fans.

All releases are non-chill-filtered and have no added color.

The Fall 2025 Collection will be available Wednesday, November 12^th, via LostLanternWhiskey.com, Seelbachs.com, select retailers in CA, NY, MA, RI, and at the Lost Lantern Tasting Room in Vergennes, VT.

“We have been Scotch lovers since long before we started Lost Lantern,” added Nora Ganley-Roper. “Scotch independent bottlers heavily influenced our approach to American whiskey, so it’s only natural for us to shine a light on American single malts that particularly speak to Scotch drinkers… A group that includes ourselves!”

ABOUT LOST LANTERN

Founded by Nora Ganley-Roper and Adam Polonski, Lost Lantern is an award-winning independent bottler of American whiskey based in Vergennes, Vermont. Lost Lantern seeks out the most distinctive whiskies from across the U.S., releasing them as single casks and blends, always with a commitment to transparency.

Named Independent Bottler of the Year at the 2023 Global Icons of Whisky Awards, Lost Lantern has also seen both founders honored as Drinks Innovators of the Year by SevenFifty Daily and named to Beverage Information Group’s 40 Under 40 for 2025.

For more information, to explore current and past releases, visit the tasting room, or sign up for the newsletter or Discovery Club, please visit LostLanternWhiskey.com. Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook: @lostlanternwhiskey.

FALL 2025 COLLECTION DETAILS

American Vatted Malt Remix

11 Distillery Blend | 110.7 Proof | 800 Bottles | $100

A follow-up to the whiskey that launched Lost Lantern in 2020, this blend unites single malts from 11 distilleries across eight states: Andalusia Whiskey Co. (TX) Balcones Distilling (TX), Cedar Ridge (IA), Copperworks (WA), McCarthy’s (OR), Santa Fe Spirits (NM), Triple Eight Distillery (MA), Virginia Distilling Co, (VA), Westland Distillery (WA), Westward Whiskey (OR), and Whiskey Del Bac (AZ). Rich and dark with spice and fruit, it’s a deeper, smokier evolution of the original and a tribute to five years of discovery.

It is the widest-ranging blend of American single malts ever created, a symbolic bridge between Scotland’s vatted malt tradition and America’s emerging style.

American Vatted Malt Reissue

6 Distillery Blend | 105 Proof | 500 Bottles | $90

A limited re-release of Lost Lantern’s debut whiskey, created collaboratively with six pioneering distilleries: Balcones Distilling (TX), Copperworks (WA), Santa Fe Spirits (NM), Triple Eight Distillery (MA), Virginia Distilling Co, (VA), and Westward Whiskey (OR). Balanced and approachable, it captures the origins of American Single Malt’s modern movement.

Among the earliest blends of American Single Malt, it helped introduce the idea of a truly transparent independent bottler of American whiskey, one defined by collaboration, transparency, and a sense of place.

Warfield Idaho Single Malt

135.4 Proof | 196 Bottles | 4 Years Old | $100

The first-ever cask strength release from this rising star Idaho distillery, one of the only certified organic distilleries in the country. This bright, elegant single malt, aged in ex-bourbon casks for four years, shows notes of heather honey, lemon zest, and light oak. Reminiscent of a Speyside or Lowlands style, yet with mountain power and freshness.

A young distillery on the rise, Warfield’s use of traditional Forsyths Scottish pot stills and high-elevation aging in the Sawtooth Mountains makes this a standout for Scotch lovers seeking authenticity and terroir-driven character.

Triple Eight Peated Massachusetts Single Malt

115.9 Proof | 196 Bottles | 6 Years 6 Months Old | $120

The first-ever peated whiskey from Nantucket’s Triple Eight Distillery, made with Scottish-sourced peat and aged for six years in ex-bourbon barrels in a maritime climate. Briny and smoky, with hints of dried fruit, marzipan, and golden raisins, it mirrors the maritime character of Scotland’s Islands region whiskies.

This release is part of a Lost Lantern trio of the first Triple Eight single casks ever released, and this selection highlights the influence of ocean air and peat in American single malt form.

Triple Eight 10-Year-Old Massachusetts Single Malt

124.2 Proof | 174 Bottles | 10 Years Old | $150

The distillery’s traditional methods, long aging times, and the maritime climate of Nantucket make for exquisitely balanced whiskies. This rare, decade-old single cask, aged in ex-bourbon barrels, shows layers of graham cracker, sea salt caramel, and vanilla, with distinct maritime spice. Reminiscent of long-aged Speyside and Highlands whiskies.

One of the oldest American single malts available, this whisky exemplifies the patience and precision that have made Triple Eight one of the finest single malt producers in the world.

Triple Eight Sauternes Cask 11-Year-Old Massachusetts Single Malt

120.9 Proof | 229 Bottles | 11 Years Old | $180

The oldest whiskey Lost Lantern has ever released, fully matured for 11 years in an ex-Sauternes cask. Lush notes of golden raisins, honey, and candied almond lead to a palate of dried figs, and chocolate sea salt caramel before a long, warming finish. Fans of Highland whisky will appreciate this powerful yet honeyed selection.

This rare dessert cask influence brings a distinctly European sensibility to American single malt, a luxurious counterpart to fine Scotch finished in wine casks.

McCarthy’s 10-Year-Old Peated Oregon Single Malt

118.6 Proof | 250 Bottles | 10 Years Old | $150

From Oregon’s pioneering Clear Creek Distillery, the makers of McCarthy’s,  America’s original single malt. Heavily peated and aged a decade in Oregon oak, it offers herbal smoke, dark berries, leather, and campfire depth.

This is the oldest and the first 10-year-old McCarthy’s ever released; it is a milestone for both the distillery and the American single malt category, crafted for fans of classic Islay Scotch.

Happy Samhain From Lady of the Glen!

Our Quarter 3 releases, The Samhain Series, are now available in shops. The series celebrates Scotland’s rich folklore and eerie mythology, coinciding with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, the precursor to modern-day Halloween.

There’s a great event involving our latest releases at The Bow Bar in Edinburgh on Halloween night. More details below 👇

Steven Shand, the artist behind the labels, has created a 2026 calendar around these special illustrations. It is available to buy on our website here.

Recently Paul and Gregor were invited onto a spooky version of the Whisky Sisters Podcast to show off The Samhain Series and all things LOTG. You can find it here on Spotify or wherever you get your Pods.

Please note that in order to better support our retail partners this outrun and future outruns are not being sold through our website. Links to stockists can be found via the tab on our homepage. All releases were bottled at our site in Dalgety Bay by hand.

Bowmore 15-Year-Old Sherry Oak Cask

Matured in hand-selected Oloroso Sherry and ex-Bourbon casks, with an Oloroso Sherry seasoned cask finish. Captures the elegance of our single malt, adding a layer of Sherry cask sweetness. Confidently rich, with natural smoke, and minerality alongside a woodier, sweeter, and fruitier finish. A showcase of masterful maturation, this deep and enigmatic 15-Year-Old Sherry Oak Cask beautifully reconciles its sweet and gently spicy persona.

43% ABV | SRP: ~$160.00 |

(Photo Credit: Suntory Global Spirits)

Heaven Hill Distillery Announces First Release of Heaven Hill Grain to Glass® Specialty Barrel Series

Three unique expressions aged in Chinquapin Oak barrels highlight craft, heritage, and innovation

 Bardstown, Ky. (October 14, 2025) – Heaven Hill Distillery announced today the inaugural release of the Heaven Hill Grain to Glass® Specialty Barrel Series, an extension of its acclaimed Grain to Glass line. This new series builds on the tradition of quality, sustainability, and craft that has defined the family-owned distillery since 1935, while showcasing the artistry of barrel selection and maturation.

 The 2025 Specialty Barrel Series features three Kentucky Whiskeys—Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Kentucky Straight Wheated Bourbon Whiskey, and Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey, each fully aged for six years in Chinquapin Oak barrels hand selected by Heaven Hill’s distilling team in collaboration with Independent Stave Company. These unique barrels impart distinctive characteristics, delivering a rich and innovative dimension to the beloved Grain to Glass mashbills.

Honoring Legacy, Innovation, and Partnership

Heaven Hill Grain to Glass begins with a single seed. Each year, Heaven Hill partners with Beck’s Hybrids, a family-owned seed company in Indiana, to identify a corn varietal ideally suited for Central Kentucky soils. For the 2025 release, Beck’s 6225 was chosen and grown by multi-generational, family-run Peterson Farms in Nelson County, Ky. just across the road from Heaven Hill’s Bardstown campus.

“Since the founding of Heaven Hill, our family has remained committed to looking at the long term, building products and partnerships meant to endure,” said Max Shapira, Heaven Hill Executive Chairman. “The Specialty Barrel Series reflects both innovation and transparency, extending our Grain to Glass vision while honoring the legacy that defines our distillery.”

The Influence of Chinquapin Oak

Unlike the Traditional Grain to Glass releases, which are aged in #3 char white oak barrels, the Specialty Barrel Series explores new dimensions of maturation. For this inaugural release, the whiskeys were fully aged in Chinquapin Oak, a distinct species of American white oak native to Central and Eastern North America. Known for its higher vanillin content, Chinquapin Oak imparts butterscotch, crème brûlée, toasted nut, chocolate, and coffee notes, creating a bold mouthfeel and layered finish.

“Selecting Chinquapin Oak for the first Specialty Barrel Series was an exciting opportunity to deepen our exploration of wood and whiskey,” said Conor O’Driscoll, Heaven Hill Master Distiller. “These barrels highlight the interplay between grain and oak in a way that elevates the mashbills, allowing each whiskey’s character to shine at barrel proof.”

Expressions in the 2025 Specialty Barrel Series

• Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – 105 proof
  Mashbill: 52% Corn, 35% Rye, 13% Malt
• Kentucky Straight Wheated Bourbon Whiskey – 105 proof
  Mashbill: 52% Corn, 35% Wheat, 13% Malt
• Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey – 107 proof
  Mashbill: 63% Rye, 24% Corn, 13% Malt

Each expression was barreled at 107 proof, honoring the historic entry proof used by Heaven Hill’s founders, and bottled non-chill filtered at selected proofs to preserve the bold, distinctive flavors imparted by the Chinquapin Oak.

The 2025 Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Specialty Barrel Series is an allocated release available nationally beginning in November 2025 in limited quantities at an MSRP of $129.99. Each is offered in a 700ml bespoke bottle proudly embossed with “Family Owned Since 1935.”  The bottle features jewel-toned labels unique to each mashbill, a gold-coin cork insert, and a tax strip calling out the Chinquapin Oak barrels. In keeping with the brand’s focus on transparency, each label also details the corn varietal, mashbill, and distillation and release years, complemented by custom illustrations that nod to Bernheim Distillery and Kentucky’s farming traditions.

Recent Awards & Accolades

The Grain to Glass line has garnered widespread recognition in the past year:

• Grain to Glass Kentucky Straight Wheated Bourbon was a Double Gold winner at the 2024 SIP Awards and a Best of Class finalist at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
• At the 2025 World Whiskies Awards, Grain to Glass Wheated Bourbon earned Gold, while the Grain to Glass Rye Whiskey was named Best American Rye.
• Grain to Glass Bourbon was ranked #5 on Whisky Advocate’s Top 20 Whiskies of 2024, earning a score of 94.

These whiskeys reflect Heaven Hill’s dedication to transparency, family values, and whiskey-making excellence from seed to sip. For more information, visit: heavenhilldistillery.com/grain-to-glass

ABOUT HEAVEN HILL DISTILLERY: Founded in Kentucky by the Shapira family in 1935, Heaven Hill Distillery continues its legacy as one of the foremost American Whiskey producers. Heaven Hill has cultivated the traditions and history of America’s Native Spirit with its fierce independence, passionate family ownership, dedication to quality, and thoughtful innovation. Today, Heaven Hill Distillery maintains over 2 million barrels aging in more than 70 warehouses throughout Nelson and Jefferson Counties. It is home to an award-winning collection of American Whiskeys including Elijah Craig Bourbon, Evan Williams Bourbon, Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond, Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond, Henry McKenna, Parker’s Heritage Collection along with its extensive and diverse collection of unique and innovative products. In the past five years alone, Heaven Hill Distillery has been named Distiller of the Year eight times, including 2024 and 2023 Whisky Magazine Distillery of the Year. Other recent honors include 2024 and 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition’s Most Awarded Distillery and the 2023 Icons of Whisky World’s Best Small Batch Bourbon. For more information, please visit www.heavenhilldistillery.com.

Heaven Hill reminds you to “Think Wisely.  Drink Wisely.”

Douglas Laing & Co. Reveals The Gauldrons Eclipse: A Limited-Edition Orange Wine Cask Finish

Independent Scotch Whisky specialist Douglas Laing & Co. presents The Gauldrons Eclipse, the first-ever release of its kind within the Campbeltown-inspired range. This limited-edition bottling captures the enigmatic character of The Gauldrons, enhanced through a rare finishing period in Orange Wine casks.

The Gauldrons Eclipse represents a marriage of Single Cask Single Malts, sourced exclusively from Scotland’s smallest Whisky region, Campbeltown. For the first time, the Malt has been finished in Orange Wine casks, drawn from the historic cellars of Jerez de la Frontera, a city in Andalusia, Southern Spain. This distinctive influence is said to bring a daring new dimension to The Gauldrons, marrying heritage with the unexpected.

Bottled at a natural cask strength of 52.9% ABV, and offered without colouring or chill-filtration, Eclipse is a pure, uncompromising expression of craft, cask, and the enduring enigma of Campbeltown. Presented as a bottle-only release, it is accompanied by a premium neck tag hosting a QR code, which offers access to a dedicated tasting video hosted by Dougal Barr, Douglas Laing’s Global Ambassador.

This is a global release of just 3,000 bottles, underscoring its rarity and collectable nature.

On the nose, Eclipse is said to reveal “Malt, dried apricots, orange peel and toasted almonds.” The palate follows with “walnuts, honey, ginger and stone fruits,” before leading to “a lingering finish of spice, tangy orange and nutty depths that bring an almost otherworldly edge.”

Chloe Wood, Brand Manager, comments:

“The Gauldrons has always embodied a sense of mystery, rooted in Campbeltown’s rich Whisky heritage. With Eclipse, we have taken that story further, embracing the rare and the unexpected through Orange Wine cask finishing. Distinctive and enigmatic, crafted for those drawn to the unexpected.”

The Gauldrons Eclipse is available from select retailers, Whisky specialists, and online at a suggested RRP of £70.00 / €80.00.

ABOUT DOUGLAS LAING & CO. 

www.douglaslaing.com

Douglas Laing & Co. is a leading independent Scotch Whisky distillery, blender and bottler specialising in the selection and release of Single Cask Single and Small Batch Malt Scotch Whiskies.

The company was founded by Fred Douglas Laing in 1948 and is still owned and run by the Laing family – Fred Laing Jr and his daughter Cara Laing.

The company philosophy is to bottle the way the distiller intended – at a high strength and without chill filtration to preserve the robust and unique character of the Whisky. Douglas Laing’s industry reputation and many awards are a testament to this ethos.

Douglas Laing’s Remarkable Regional Malts, the Ultimate Distillation of Scotland’s Malt Whisky Regions, encompasses The Epicurean Lowland Malt Scotch Whisky, Timorous Beastie (Highlands), Scallywag (Speyside), The Gauldrons (Campbeltown), Rock Island (Islands) and Big Peat (Islay).

Beyond its Blended Malts expertise, the award-winning Douglas Laing portfolio also includes Provenance, Premier Barrel, Old, Xtra Old Particular, and XOP Black, collectively known as the firm’s “Exceptional Single Casks”.

Isle of Harris Distillery X Sunspel Collaboration

The Isle of Harris Distillery has collaborated with British Luxury clothing brand Sunspel to launch The Hearach x Sunspel Single Cask Whisky, a celebration of shared values in quality, authenticity and British craftsmanship.

The partnership grew organically through Sunspel’s Executive Chairman Nicholas Brooke’s long-standing admiration for the distillery and its connection to Harris Tweed. Alongside Design Director David Telfer, Brooke travelled to the Isle of Harris to experience its culture of making.

From handwoven tweed traditions to whiskies shaped by the island’s rugged landscape, what began as a journey of discovery evolved into a creative collaboration. Brooke and Distillery Blender Shona Macleod worked together to select a single cask and design the final product.

With just 243 bottles produced, this is a 7-year-old whisky, matured in a first fill ex-Buffalo Trace bourbon cask for a dram that is fruity, spiced and vanilla-led, with rich layers that unfold slowly.

This rare expression will be available exclusively through select Sunspel UK stores from 29 October 2025 priced at £95.

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Hatozaki Omakase Collection Small Batch 15-Year-Old Whisky

Crafted by Master Distiller and Blender Kimio Yonezawa of Kaikyo Distillery, Small Batch 15-Year-Old is the fourth edition from the Omakase Collection. This limited release features a majority blend of the finest, hand-selected malt whisky, aged first in new charred oak barrels, then finished in traditional Mizunara casks in Japan. Rich flavors of sandalwood, vanilla bean, caramelized fruit, spice, and subtle smokiness, balanced with a smooth, long finish. Best served neat or on the rocks. 46% ABV | SRP: $149.99 |

(Photo Credit: Hatozaki Whisky)

INTRODUCING THE NEW
THE MACALLAN GLASSWARE COLLECTION

Explore our elegant new Glassware Collection. Each exquisite piece features a wave-shaped rim that echoes the gentle flow of the River Spey and the undulating roofline of The Macallan distillery. Our monogram can be found on the base of each handcrafted piece.

From our home to yours, the Glassware Collection offers a refined way to enjoy The Macallan.

DISCOVER MORE

The latest Evans Family Reserve release has just arrived at the distillery — and it’s now available in our online store. This Oloroso Cask Finish is the perfect fall whisky: rich and fruity, with a wonderfully long finish. A warm, inviting dram to enjoy as the weather turns colder.

Buy the Oloroso Cask Finish

Introducing an exclusive from Murray McDavid 

Bottled specially for our 15th year Anniversary!

Murray McDavid

King of Casks 35 Years Old Shop Exclusive

ABV: 49.5% 70 cL