| Rating | 93 |
| Style |
Rye American Whiskey Whiskey |
| Produced In | United States |
| ABV | 62.2% |
| Availability | Year Round |
| Price | $100.00 |
| Reviewed By | |
| Reviewed | 2025-09-16 |
Lost Lantern Far-Flung Rye II Review
Thanks to the ubiquity of Indiana’s MGP (Midwest Grain Products distillery, now known as Ross & Squibb Distillery), rye is often seen in the U.S. as a mostly sourced product. It’s hard not to taste a great rye from a distillery you’ve never heard of, then flip the bottle over only to see “Distilled in Indiana” in small typeface. Lost Lantern, the most exciting independent bottler in the country, makes the sourcing research a bit easier by promoting it all on the front label.
This is the Vermont-based company’s second blend of multiple ryes, aged 5 to 9 years old, from multiple distilleries in multiple states — in this case, Kentucky’s New Riff, Kansas’s Union Horse, Maryland’s Baltimore Spirits Co., Ohio’s Middle West, and Wisconsin’s Wollersheim Distillery. No surprise, this is an incredibly complex rye whiskey — grassy, minty, a bit citrusy, and, yes, very spicy, though maybe that’s not a surprise either considering the cask strength 124 proof.
If the price is edging toward unaffordable in your mind, just remind yourself how truly unique this product is.
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