Del Bac - Single Malt ("Desert Dessert")

LOST LANTERN - Desert Dessert (Del Bac Distillery - Mesquite Smoked American Single Malt)

We are huge fans of Lost Lantern here at DRINQY. They have proven time and again to be a ground-breaking US independent bottler that has its finger on the pulse of where great whiskey is bubbling up here in the United States. We are proud to carry their entire line of products in conjunction with our partnership with Drammers Club.

From the Company:

THE SOPHISTICATION OF SMOKE

Named “BEST AMERICAN SINGLE MALT” at the Fall 2022 John Barleycorn Awards!

Smoked whiskies can be among the most elegant spirits. That’s certainly true for the mesquite-smoked whiskies made by Whiskey Del Bac in Southern Arizona. So when we went to Tucson, we wanted to shine a light on the elegance and sophistication of mesquite, a distinctly Southwestern take on the worldwide tradition of peated whiskies. Whiskey Del Bac harvests local mesquite wood and burns it in a custom smoker that pumps mesquite smoke through their barley during the malting process. This infuses their barley with the rich flavors of mesquite.

We collaborated closely with the Whiskey Del Bac team to create this unique release, designed to amplify the richer, sweeter notes inherent in mesquited whiskey. All of the whiskey in this release was made with Whiskey Del Bac’s classic mesquite-smoked mashbill–40% mesquite-smoked malted barley, 60% unsmoked. A portion of that whiskey was also finished in casks that previously held Sauternes, the famous French dessert wine, and Pineau des Charentes, the richly sweet French aperitif. These rare finishes bring rich depth and golden fruit flavors, resulting in a whiskey that is smoky, nuanced, and elegant. It has notes of roasted orange, apricot, sweet nectarine, and golden raisin. And we believe it has the elegance and depth to match the most complex peated single malts.

Proof: 113.8
Age: 1 year
Quantity produced: 450 bottles
Format: 750mL
Details: Cask strength; Non-chill filtered; no color added

Cask Details

• Mashbill — 60% Unsmoked Malted Barley – 40% Mesquited Malted Barley

• Barrel Entry Proof: 120

• Finishing Barrel Info — N/A

• Length of Secondary Maturation/Finishing — N/A

• Maturation Barrel Info

  • Cask 1 – 15 gallon barrels from the Barrel Mill; char 3; medium plus toast

  • Cask 2 – 15 gallon second-use American Oak for 1.5 years → Ex-Sauternes cask for 2 months

  • Cask 3 – 15 gallon barrels from the Barrel Mill; char 3; medium plus toast → Ex-Pineau des Charentes cask for 3 months