# 471. The Sample Safe: Unlocking Lost Lantern's Fall 2025 Collection

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Podcast: [The Bourbon Road](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bourbon-road-456201)
Published: 2025-11-26T06:00:00+00:00
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Jim and Todd return to the "Corner Rick House" for a massive tasting session, cracking open the "Sample Safe" to explore Lost Lantern's Fall 2025 Collection . Dubbed "The Scotch Lovers' Collection," this ambitious release focuses entirely on American Single Malt, showcasing the incredible diversity and maturity of the category across seven distinct expressions. From the maritime influence of Nantucket to the high-altitude mountains of Idaho, the hosts take a deep dive into unique mashbills, historic re-releases, and heavy-hitting barrel proofs. The journey begins with two blends: the American Vatted Malt Reissue , a fifth-anniversary tribute to Lost Lantern's debut whiskey featuring six pioneer distilleries, and the American Vatted Malt Remix , a robust evolution blending malts from 11 distilleries across eight states. Next, they head to the Sawtooth Mountains for the Warfield American Single Malt , a single cask release that stuns the hosts with its creamy lemon square profile despite a staggering 135.4 proof. The tour continues to the East Coast with a trio of releases from Nantucket's Triple Eight Distillery. The hosts sample the Triple Eight 10-Year-Old Single Malt , noting its savory "salt-water taffy" and orchard fruit notes, followed by the oldest whiskey in the collection, the Triple Eight 11-Year-Old Sauternes Cask Finish , which brings rich, funky notes of "1790s cavalry tack shop" and honey-roasted almonds. Rounding out the trio is the Triple Eight Peated Single Malt , offering savory campfire smoke and blackberry cobbler vibes that Todd compares to a "pseudo-Ardbeg". Finally, they revisit a classic pioneer with the McCarthy's 10-Year-Old Peated Oregon Single Malt , a milestone release delivering intense medicinal peat and iodine notes reminiscent of Islay s…

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