Single Malt Frontier

Caitlin Bartlemay returns to the SMF virtual studio Thursday 7/2 at 6:30pm PDT after entirely too long. We'll discuss our most favorite of ASMWs (McCarthy's of course); her upcoming panel appearance at Tales of the Cocktail; her recent, ongoing, and upcoming projects; her work on the board of ACSA; the Lost Lantern McCarthy's 10 year, and more. If the past is any indication of the future you can a...

There's a little about a small malt house turned distillery winning awards. Doug gets fired up, and we may or may not have mentioned glizzys....

This week we're revisiting Hinterhaus with Owner/Distiller Nate Randall to talk about the award-winning Hinterhaus Singularity ASM and the latest batch of Hinterhaus Discovery (batch 6). We'll revisit the earlier batches of Hinterhaus we have on hand as we go through the tasting. Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424

Tonight we chat with Jonathan Odde, owner of the world's first ASMW-focused bar, Little Wolf, in Denver, Colorado. I was first introduced to Jonathan Odde by a mutual acquaintance on the same day that Jonathan met Joseph O'Sullivan of McCarthy's and Minden Mill, where we all had dinner at Jonathan's other whisky-focused hospitality business, the Burns Pub in Denver, Colorado. Jonathan is an awesom...

Welcome back to the May edition of 3 Guys 1Grain, yup we know, its late. Coming off the heels of our barrel picks with Distillerie Acadian, we sat and chatted a little about our lives. Sure, there is some ASM talk, but it's a bit less than usual. We do touch on a bit of news in the industry and some changes. A bit about an interesting ASM from the east coast with an incredible age statement, and w...

LIVE Thursday, May 14th, 6:15pm PDT: Announcing the Virginia Whiskey Tournament 2026 hosted by Phill from the Ranger's Respite and filling in the bracket. Tune in to find out this year's matchups! Stay tuned in future weeks for a few featured distilleries from Virginia. Stay tuned for announcements on Patreon, Discord, the blog, etc. about the tournament, and especially keep an eye on Phill's chan...

LIVE Thursday, May 7th, 5pm PDT: Alex Buck of Warfield ASMW. We are so excited to speak with Alex Buck, Managing Distiller of Sun Valley Distillery to talk about Warfield American Single Malt Whiskey (and an aged gin!). We first found out about Warfield via the excellent single cask released by @lostlanternwhiskey (see SMF Ep. 51 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYdAQueMWdo) and we're really lookin...

We're talking with Phillip Mestayer about our upcoming Distillerie Acadian Bon Vale Barrel Picks, Schmilky Way and Raisin Dram! We're going to be tasting through them and giving a little more in-depth thought, Some insight into the Bon Vale products at Distillerie Acadian, and just good fun casual conversation with Phillip. Plus a much anticipated announcement!

This is it, the final Showdown! 7 months, 31 Showdowns, 32 contestants, 186 samples, and t all comes down to this! Both newcomers to the show this season, Phill and Val have done amazing thus far, Who's taking home the title and the Dick Pick? Val, The Bourbon Vixen is coming into this with a total of 31 points throughout the season. Phill, The Rangers Respite has accumulated 33 points thus far. T...

Legit American Single Malts are winning awards. Cedar Ridge has refreshed their standard Quintessential. ASM and Bourbon blends? Plus more info on the upcoming 3 Guys 1 Grain Distillerie Acadian barrel picks!

Join us tonight, Thursday March 19th, at 4pm PDT / 7pm EDT for an interview with ASW's Whit Hagemann and Justin Manglitz about their new 8 Year American Single Malt Whiskey, and many other expressions including Space Hide, Tire Fire, and Red X. They've got some excellent bourbon as well in the Fiddler series, as well as other malted grain whiskeys (Widdershins Wheat Malt and Resurgens Rye Malt). T...

Just 3 ASMW fans getting together for a chat. Coming off the heels of the ASMW Advent and the series of shorts, we all took a little break from whiskey stuff. We're coming back with a little therapy sesh. Join us for a few laughs and some trash talking!

This week on Thursday, February 27th at 4pm PST / 7pm EST, we interview William and Charlie with Oak & Grist. O&G is a relatively lesser known American Single Malt Whiskey distillery in North Carolina. Oak & Grist's whiskey leans toward the "scotch-y" side of American Single Malt and would blend in well among Speysides. Lost Lantern featured an Oak & Grist single cask in their Disc...

In this episode of Blind Sample Showdown Season 3 Round 2, DemiTastes from Single Malt Frontier goes up against one of the Season 2 finalists, Whiskey_Deke. Who will come out on top this season? Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424

January 19th is American Single Malt Whiskey Designation Day - it's been 1 year since the official rules went into effect. Join us while we celebrate and reveal the identities of our 12 Days of ASM Advent blind samples. Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424

Blind Sample Showdown Season 3 Round 1 was scheduled Doug (DemiTastes) against Sevdet Alus but ended in a bye because Sevdet couldn't locate his samples. We run the show anyway to get a individual point score for Doug for Round 1. In this match, effectively Doug vs Jerm's randomizer, Doug got a very close guess but also at least one surprise upset. Want to create live streams like this? Check out...

Featuring Daniel Whittington as Jacob "Barley", Caitlin Bartlemay (McCarthy's Single Malt) as the Spirit of Maltmas Past, Mark Vierthaler (Whiskey Del Bac) as the Spirit of Maltmas Present, and Tyler Pederson (Westland Distillery) as the Spirit of Maltmas Future Please enjoy our spirited and malty holiday special inspired by Dickens' A Christmas Carol. My own performance was inspired by Houston's...

Whether you're starting to get into American Single Malt Whiskey, looking for a gift idea for that whiskey lover on your list, or already a fan of ASMW, this is our guide to a couple of the best ASMs to gift or get. These are all available for shipping and many are available on the shelves in many States. This is not an exhaustive list by any means, but definitely a great place to start. Also feat...

Tonight 12/18 at 6pm EST / 3pm PST. @lostlanternwhiskey's Blender Nora Ganley-Roper @nganley goes with us on a deep dive into Lost Lantern's blends of American Single Malt Whiskey, focused on the blends featured in or alongside the Winter Scotch Lovers' Collection Coincidentally today is the anniversary of ASMW Ratification Day. One year ago we got the official language for the ASMW category. The...

Our interview today is Tyler Pederson, Master Distiller of Westland Distilling. What you're about to see is an unreleased interview from the archives. This was originally recorded January 12th, 2024, when we were still hoping that a release of our Holiday Special in January 2024 made any kind of sense. We've since re-recorded Tyler's segment for the Holiday Special, but the original recording ende...

Friday 12/5 at 5pm CST, we're joined by Jace Marti, Master Distiller of Black Frost Distilling. On Black Friday, Black Frost released their brand new American Single Malt Whiskey, which, like all their whiskeys, is made from all-Minnesota ingredients, including grains from the family farm, Minnesota-grown oak, and wild fermentation, for a true sense of place and northern terroir. Tonight we're dee...

Do you know what happens when you get 3 guys together, to talk about ASMW. Chaos will ensue. But that's what we did we took Doug from @singlemaltfrontier Jerm from @Freedom_malts and Randall from @the_whiskeyshaman . And there unique take on American Single Malt. We hope you enjoy. We did a walkthrough of some of the offerings of the new Lost Lantern release Scotch Lovers Collection Lets just say...

Join us tonight at 6pm EST (5 CST / 3 PST) for a breakdown of Lost Lantern's latest release, the Scotch Lovers' Collection with Adam Polonski. We've really been looking forward to this one. We'll hit all the single casks, and, time willing, we'll at least touch on the 3 blends. Tonight's whiskeys: - Warfield Idaho Single Malt 4 Year ex-bourbon - Triple Eight Peated Massachusetts Single Malt, 6 yea...

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. Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424

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 --- If you like what we do, please like, subscribe, comment, and share! - Subscribe to our show here and at...