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Episode 53 brings a new category to the Whiskey Ring Podcast: American Independent Bottlers. My guests are Nora Ganley-Roper and Adam Polonski, co-founders of Lost Lantern Whiskey and independent bottlers of American whiskey from all over the country. 

Both founders have deep whiskey experience, Nora from Astor Wine and Spirits in New York and Adam from Whiskey Advocate, and both wanted to bring the two-century-old Scottish tradition of independent bottling to America. But they're not content bottling the big guys - they want to bottle and bring to market less-known distilleries from underrepresented regions all over the US. 

Just a few of the distilleries they've bottled so far:

- Frey Ranch in Nevada

- Spirit Works in California

- Starlight in Indiana

- Cedar Ridge in Iowa

And, they have their own in-house blend, the American Vatted Malt Edition 1 that brings together 6 distilleries' American single malts into perhaps the first American Blended Malt to seriously enter the market. I loved it. 

Check out my tasting notes on four of their products farther down in this description.

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Before we jump into the interview just a few quick notes:

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Thanks for reading! Now here’s Nora Ganley-Roper and Adam Polonski, co-founders of Lost Lantern Whiskey.

Lost Lantern Whiskey

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Lost Lantern Whiskey Reviews

Lost Lantern American Vatted Malt Whiskey Edition No. 1

Lost Lantern 2022 Single Cask #4: Spirit Works California Straight Rye Whiskey Finished in a Sloe Gin Cask

Lost Lantern 2022 Single Cask #6: Frey Ranch

Lost Lantern 2021 Single Cask #1: Cedar Ridge 

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