Peat | Smoke | Wet stone | Cinnamon toast | Spice | Black pepper | Blackberry | Raisin

Blackberry | White peach | Seasoned oak | Chocolate

Peat | Campfire smoke | Butterscotch | Vanilla | Leather | White peppercorn | Oak

McCarthy’s Peated Oregon Single Malt 10 Years Old is part of Lost Lantern’s Fall 2025 Collection, which they refer to as the “Scotch Lover’s Collection,” as it takes a “deep dive into the more traditional side of American single malt.” Clear Creek Distillery, the producer of McCarthy’s is no stranger to Lost Lantern, as they have featured a 6 year old release in 2021 and a 3 year, 11 month old release in 2022.

Clear Creek Distillery is considered one of the first American single malts distilleries having been founded in the 1990s. They are currently owned by Hood River Distillers and continue the McCarthy's whiskey tradition of American single malts that take inspiration from scotch with an emphasis on peat and Scottish barley, but are aged in Pacific Northwest-made oak barrels. According to Lost Lantern, the 2025 Single Cask #20 is first-ever 10 year old McCarthy’s single cask, the oldest whiskey the distillery has ever released.

With American single malts, the term “crossover” appears more often than other types of American-made whiskeys. We’ve used the term multiple times in discussing McCarthy’s whiskeys as they are able to fuse characteristics from both American single malts and scotch. Double digit aged American single malts are still a rarity, and as a result, Lost Lantern 2025 Single Cask #20 offers characteristics not experienced before because of its lengthy aging process.

Age has a profound impact on this 10 year old McCarty’s single malt and it begins with its color. It’s extremely dark for this style of whiskey despite it being aged in a fourth-fill 400-liter Oregon Garryana oak cask. This results in a single malt with a high oak content that features many more traditional bourbon flavors than you typically see. Vanilla, caramel, leather, and chocolate all play roles in this whiskey's flavor profile.

On the flipside, its heavily-peated malted barley is unwavering in its intensity. Big smoke and peat notes dominate this whiskey and aren’t for the faint of heart. Combined with its bourbon-like flavor profile, the result is a whiskey ripe with complexity. Though it loses some of the brightness and grain-focus found in its younger iterations, the dramatic change that a few extra years this whiskey underwent in aging is staggering. If you ever wondered what a cross between a bourbon and scotch would really taste like, this whiskey is your ticket to the main event.

Lost Lantern McCarthy’s Peated Oregon Single Malt 10 Years Old is a 250 bottle release.