Join us Wednesday, February 19th, at 5pm PST, for a tasting of 7 River Roots Malt Whiskey samples.

River Roots Barrel Company, founded by a team including Iron Chef Michael Symon, provides a bespoke barrel pick program for private whiskey clubs. This whiskey is, at once, very good, slightly shrouded in mystery, and compelling in terms of the story of flavor that it tells.

Due to the flu, Phill had to miss our live interview in Ep 36 on Jan 30, 2025 (link below). So today, we're following up with a tasting of the samples that Phill hasn't gotten a chance yet to taste on air.

For today's conversation, we'll be tasting the seven (7) samples River Roots has provided us. We get to explore the influence of type of cask (toast level, char level) with all else equal on 2 different malt/rye-malt mashbills. Details in the additional show notes. This isolated impact of barrel type is a fascinating exploration that we don't get to talk about very often so we'll be discussing that today.

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Watch the interview with River Roots Founder Ryan Lintz in Ep. 36 at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGcI8kUo8Nw

Visit River Roots Barrel Company at https://riverrootsbarrelco.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/riverrootsbarrelco/

Additional show notes at https://demitastes.com/2025/01/30/ep-36-river-roots-barrel-companys-ryan-lintz/ and https://demitastes.com/2025/02/19/ep-36-bonus-tasting-river-roots-barrel-company/

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As of December 18th, 2024, American Single Malt Whiskey has been ratified as legally standardized whiskey category/type with the TTB! Get our breakdown of the category's official rules and discussion of the news at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dZnkrSVWcI - with more concise written notes to come at https://demitastes.com. As of January 19th, 2025, the rule went into effect and American Single Malt Whiskey is finally a legally-protected category.

But our mission to share knowledge about the category isn't over. Keep following along as we bring you product reviews, news, and perspectives from every level of the industry: farming, malting, barrel-making, producing, non-distiller producers, independent bottling, retail, sales, marketing, and anything else we can think of. Let us know who you want us to interview next!

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Our Single Malt Frontier x The Whiskey Lodge barrel pick of McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt Whiskey barrel pick is available for purchase at https://www.hrdspirits.com/mccarthys-rum-single-barrel. As of this past weekend, there are fewer than 40 bottles left. Get yours before they're gone!

Specs: McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt Whiskey, Single Barrel #701, Cask Strength, aged 6.71 years (6 years, 8 months, 15 days) in an ex-Casa Magdalena Rum Cask. Final yield is 156 bottles. Final strength is 56.83% ABV / 113.66 proof.

Get more information about this release in Ep. 27 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUL9nEnIvsE and our closer look video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIYPVxPfY-U

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- Phill: https://www.youtube.com/@therangersrespite and https://www.instagram.com/rangersrespite

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- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/AmericanSMW

- ASMW reviews and more: https://maltrunners.com

Disclaimer: While some products we discuss on our show have been provided to us free of charge by industry sources, this conversation is 100% unsponsored and candid. We give our unbiased opinions, discuss brands as they are relevant to the conversation, and retain full editorial control. For today's conversation, River Roots provided us with samples of all of the products we tasted in this video.

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