Single Malt Frontier

Tonight we're celebrating 50 episodes of Single Malt Frontier with an infinity bottle blend featuring a bottle from every featured brand on our show so far.

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Tonight we're joined by Ana Hinz to celebrate the release of Westland Garryana 10, and to chat about a few other Westland favorites.

Find out more:

- Westland: https://westlanddistillery.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/westlandwhiskey

- Ana Hinz: https://www.instagram.com/willrunforwhisky

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There are a couple of cases of our McCarthy's 6.71 Year Rum Cask Single Barrel pick remaining. We expect it will be sold out soon, so if you're thinking about buying it, now's the time!

- Buy this pick: https://www.hrdspirits.com/mccarthys-rum-single-barrel

- More info: https://demitastes.com/2025/03/03/mccarthys-6-71-year-rum-cask-barrel-pick-only-a-few-cases-left/

- Original Announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUL9nEnIvsE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw

- On site interview with the distiller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIYPVxPfY-U

- Our review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6IC5D-khjE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw

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- Doug: https://www.instagram.com/demitastes and https://demitastes.com/

- Phill: https://www.instagram.com/rangersrespite

- The Whiskey Lodge Discord: https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPT

- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/AmericanSMW

- ASMW reviews and more: https://maltrunners.com

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, all whiskeys are from our private selection.

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Three youtubers and fans of American Single Malt Whiskey meet up to chat, discuss ASMW industry news, and have some drinks together.

In this inaugural episode of 3 Guys 1 Grain, Jerm from Freedom Malts, Randall from The Whiskey Shaman, and Doug from Single Malt Frontier introduce ourselves, explain how we got into American Single Malt, then get into the news stories of the month. Since this is our first episode, there's a lot to cover.

Today's news stories:

- Diageo suspends production at Balcones

- The Westland Heist and the release of Westland Garryana 10

- Westward Whiskey is officially out of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

We intend to do an episode of 3 Guys 1 Grain about once a month. We'll release these episodes on all 3 of our feeds, but be sure to check out each of our channels for our other great content:

https://www.youtube.com/@freedom_malts

https://www.youtube.com/@the_whiskeyshaman

https://www.youtube.com/@singlemaltfrontier

For more of the 3 of us chatting together on air, check us out in Freedom Malts Blind Samples Showdown Season 3 Exhibition Match: https://youtube.com/live/oEWN1hKzu_U

Shoutout to Jerm for suggesting this series.

We did this first episode pre-recorded to get the feel of things, but we think we'll take it to a live show in the future. Let us know what you'd like to see from this series!

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The winner of Freedom Malts Blind Samples Showdown Season 2, Randall, The Whiskey Shaman, goes head to head with the host himself, Jerm of Freedom Malts. And that means they needed a third person to host the show, and called in Doug from Single Malt Frontier, reprising the role from the last exhibition match.

https://www.youtube.com/@freedom_malts

https://www.youtube.com/@the_whiskeyshaman

https://www.youtube.com/@singlemaltfrontier

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In September 2024, I visited Miles Munroe on location at the Westward Barrel House and sat down among the barrels for a great chat about Westward's aging and blending philosophy, with Milestone 1 and the then brand-new Milestone 2 as featured drams.

This interview was filmed as part of a larger project. Stay tuned!

Camera: Cody Smith and Cary Daniels

Tonight at 8 Eastern/5 Pacific on Single Malt Frontier we are talking story telling and brand communication! An old friend and former co-host of the show, Ian, is taking time to join Phill and share his expertise as a distillery tour guide at the ready while Doug is on break.

If you like what we do, please like, subscribe, comment, and share!

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Credit to Ian and Whiskey Del Bac for the images.

Disclaimer: Ian does work for Whiskey Del Bac, but his opinions do not necessarily reflect the opinions of his employer. He comes to us today as a friend and former co-host of the show.

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There are a couple of cases of our McCarthy's 6.71 Year Rum Cask Single Barrel pick remaining. We expect it will be sold out soon, so if you're thinking about buying it, now's the time!

- Buy this pick: https://www.hrdspirits.com/mccarthys-rum-single-barrel

- More info: https://demitastes.com/2025/03/03/mccarthys-6-71-year-rum-cask-barrel-pick-only-a-few-cases-left/

- Original Announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUL9nEnIvsE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw

- On site interview with the distiller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIYPVxPfY-U

- Our review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6IC5D-khjE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw

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- Buy our glencairns! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIxRxNT_WdJx0gedh0Nuh4RtXLUo5WxbBtmlp4yk9me8IZ9A/viewform

- Doug: https://www.instagram.com/demitastes and https://demitastes.com/

- Phill: https://www.youtube.com/@therangersrespite and https://www.instagram.com/rangersrespite

- The Whiskey Lodge Discord: https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPT

- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/AmericanSMW

- ASMW reviews and more: https://maltrunners.com

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, all samples tasted are from our private collections.

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Streaming tonight, Friday 8/8 at 5pm PDT: Interview with Amanda Swift, co-founder, co-owner, distiller of Swift Distillery. (This interview was pre-recorded.)

Bucking the trend of heavy, oaky, and funky Texas whiskey, Swift Distillery is making surprisingly light and refreshing American Single Malt Whiskey out in Texas Hill Country, just southwest of Austin. They aim for a fruity, highland whiskey style and absolutely nail it. Pay no mind to the age -- while the whiskey is indeed young in years, coming in between 1 and 2 years old, it is anything but youthful in flavor.

In this interview, Amanda explains all about how the right choices in production and quality of materials and casks truly result in age being just a number. Swift completely delivers on their vision for their whiskey. The Swift Sauternes cask finished has quickly become my go-to highball single malt. Don't believe me? Try it for yourself! :)

Also check out the @swiftdistillery page for Amanda's no-nonsense, no-snobbery approach to drinking (and mixing) their products. You *have* to try some of those recipes!

If you like what we do, please like, subscribe, comment, and share!

- Find out more at https://swiftdistillery.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/swiftdistillery/

- Subscribe to our show here and at https://www.instagram.com/singlemaltfrontier

Credit to Amanda Swift and Swift Distillery for the images of Amanda and the distillery.

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There are a couple of cases of our McCarthy's 6.71 Year Rum Cask Single Barrel pick remaining. We expect it will be sold out soon, so if you're thinking about buying it, now's the time!

- Buy this pick: https://www.hrdspirits.com/mccarthys-rum-single-barrel

- More info: https://demitastes.com/2025/03/03/mccarthys-6-71-year-rum-cask-barrel-pick-only-a-few-cases-left/

- Original Announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUL9nEnIvsE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw

- On site interview with the distiller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIYPVxPfY-U

- Our review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6IC5D-khjE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw

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- Buy our glencairns! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIxRxNT_WdJx0gedh0Nuh4RtXLUo5WxbBtmlp4yk9me8IZ9A/viewform

- Doug: https://www.instagram.com/demitastes and https://demitastes.com/

- The Whiskey Lodge Discord: https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPT

- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/AmericanSMW

- ASMW reviews and more: https://maltrunners.com

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, all samples tasted are from our private collections.

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Our guest today is Becky Harris, President and Master Distiller of Catoctin Creek. (This interview was pre-recorded.)

Phill and I have been talking about inviting Becky on the show since pretty much the beginning of this podcast. I first met Becky at the ACSA 2024 Conference in Denver and floated the idea of coming on our show, but we never got around to scheduling it. I ran into her again at ACSA 2025 just after I'd seen a label released talking about a new ASMW from Catoctin Creek called Finch & Hawk, and that gave me a solid reason to invite Becky onto the show.

Catoctin Creek is renowned for top-tier craft rye whiskey, among other products, and Becky is well known within the craft spirits industry for her leadership. She has served on the board of the American Craft Spirits Association for numerous years, including as the first woman president of the ACSA. Becky brings her chemical engineering background to the production of fine and richly characterful craft whiskey of all kinds, bringing both an analytical viewpoint and also an appreciation for the subtlety of the subjective whiskey drinker's experience.

This week we're tasting through a selection of Phill's collection of Catoctin Creek products, starting with the Catoctin Creek Finch & Hawk American Single Malt Whiskey.

If you like what we do, please like, subscribe, comment, and share!

- Find out more at https://catoctincreekdistilling.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/catoctincreek/

- Subscribe to our show here and at https://www.instagram.com/singlemaltfrontier

Credit to Catoctin Creek for the images of Becky and the distillery courtesy of their press kit.

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There are a couple of cases of our McCarthy's 6.71 Year Rum Cask Single Barrel pick remaining. We expect it will be sold out soon, so if you're thinking about buying it, now's the time!

- Buy this pick: https://www.hrdspirits.com/mccarthys-rum-single-barrel

- More info: https://demitastes.com/2025/03/03/mccarthys-6-71-year-rum-cask-barrel-pick-only-a-few-cases-left/

- Original Announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUL9nEnIvsE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw

- On site interview with the distiller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIYPVxPfY-U

- Our review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6IC5D-khjE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw

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- Buy our glencairns! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIxRxNT_WdJx0gedh0Nuh4RtXLUo5WxbBtmlp4yk9me8IZ9A/viewform

- Doug: https://www.instagram.com/demitastes and https://demitastes.com/

- The Whiskey Lodge Discord: https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPT

- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/AmericanSMW

- ASMW reviews and more: https://maltrunners.com

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, all samples tasted were directly from Phill's private collection.

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Join us Wednesday, February 19th, at 5pm PST, for a tasting of 7 River Roots Malt Whiskey samples.

River Roots Barrel Company, founded by a team including Iron Chef Michael Symon, provides a bespoke barrel pick program for private whiskey clubs. This whiskey is, at once, very good, slightly shrouded in mystery, and compelling in terms of the story of flavor that it tells.

Due to the flu, Phill had to miss our live interview in Ep 36 on Jan 30, 2025 (link below). So today, we're following up with a tasting of the samples that Phill hasn't gotten a chance yet to taste on air.

For today's conversation, we'll be tasting the seven (7) samples River Roots has provided us. We get to explore the influence of type of cask (toast level, char level) with all else equal on 2 different malt/rye-malt mashbills. Details in the additional show notes. This isolated impact of barrel type is a fascinating exploration that we don't get to talk about very often so we'll be discussing that today.

If you like what we do, please like, subscribe, and share!

Watch the interview with River Roots Founder Ryan Lintz in Ep. 36 at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGcI8kUo8Nw

Visit River Roots Barrel Company at https://riverrootsbarrelco.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/riverrootsbarrelco/

Additional show notes at https://demitastes.com/2025/01/30/ep-36-river-roots-barrel-companys-ryan-lintz/ and https://demitastes.com/2025/02/19/ep-36-bonus-tasting-river-roots-barrel-company/

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We have merch now! We're selling custom-engraved glencairns featuring the barrel pick sticker version of the podcast logo and The Whiskey Lodge logo. Thanks to everyone who helped make those designs happen. Order here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIxRxNT_WdJx0gedh0Nuh4RtXLUo5WxbBtmlp4yk9me8IZ9A/viewform

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As of December 18th, 2024, American Single Malt Whiskey has been ratified as legally standardized whiskey category/type with the TTB! Get our breakdown of the category's official rules and discussion of the news at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dZnkrSVWcI - with more concise written notes to come at https://demitastes.com. As of January 19th, 2025, the rule went into effect and American Single Malt Whiskey is finally a legally-protected category.

But our mission to share knowledge about the category isn't over. Keep following along as we bring you product reviews, news, and perspectives from every level of the industry: farming, malting, barrel-making, producing, non-distiller producers, independent bottling, retail, sales, marketing, and anything else we can think of. Let us know who you want us to interview next!

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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. As of this past weekend, there are fewer than 40 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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We're now a podcast! You can find us on Podbean, Player.fm, and soon coming to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, & more. Let us know where you listen and we'll get our feed published there! https://singlemaltfrontier.podbean.com/

- Single Malt Frontier: https://www.instagram.com/singlemaltfrontier

- Doug: https://www.instagram.com/demitastes and https://demitastes.com/

- Phill: https://www.youtube.com/@therangersrespite and https://www.instagram.com/rangersrespite

- The Whiskey Lodge Discord: https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPT

- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/AmericanSMW

- ASMW reviews and more: https://maltrunners.com

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, River Roots provided us with samples of all of the products we tasted in this video.

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In this episode I traveled to Tucson, AZ to visit Whiskey Del Bac during the American Craft Spirits Association Convention! With some last minute scheduling, Master Distiller Mark Vierthaler and I were able to sit down have this fantastic conversation!

Even more special about this episode is that our good friend and fellow podcaster Doug (DemiTastes as he's known on the internet) joined in on the conversation to help proctor some American Single Malt questions!

I can't thank both Mark and Doug enough for their willingness to sit down with me and help make Del Bac come to life and share this incredible story.

For more information:

- Be sure to follow: @whiskeydelbac on Instagram

- Follow Mark: @whiskyicarus on Instagram

- Follow Doug: @demitastes & @singlemaltfrontier

-Visit: https://www.whiskeydelbac.com

RECORDED MARCH 13TH ONSITE AT WHISKEY DEL BAC IN TUCSON, ARIZONA

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