2021 single cask #1: cedar ridge iowa single malt whiskey finished in a sherry cask

An American independent bottler, Lost Lantern sources rare and special whiskies from distilleries across the United States. Part of what they love is finding whiskies that truly surprise and astonish them. When they went to Cedar Ridge on a cold and windy March day, they knew they’d find great bourbon, and they did (in fact, their very first bourbon single cask came from Cedar Ridge). They didn’t know they’d also fall in love with a single malt… but once they did, they were dying to shout it from the rooftops. This single malt was aged for two years in new American oak, then finished for two years in a 500-liter Sherry butt imported from Jerez, Spain. This is a classic sherried single malt, with rich, golden fruit flavors on top of a clean, honeyed malt base. We heard later that this particular cask had long been a favorite of the distillation team, until we spirited it away to be bottled.