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 Discovery Club in 2025, which we definitely used as a reference and research for this episode. My first taste of O&G was casually offered to me by a collaborator, Oak & Grist finished in a Rum Cask, offered up as a nice comparison with our Rum Cask McCarthy’s pick, “another Rum Cask ASMW.”
Across samples of 5 different Oak & Grist products I’ve tasted over the past year and a half, I’ve never not been impressed.
All of O&G’s whiskeys are Non-Chill-Filtered and No Color Added. We love to see it.
This week’s whiskeys (* = provided to us by our guests):
- * Oak & Grist Origin (Batch 02) – 46.25% / 92.5 proof
- * Oak & Grist Descendent (Batch 03) – 46.25% / 92.5 proof
- Lost Lantern Oak & Grist (Discovery Club Exclusive)
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There are only 4 bottles left of our McCarthy’s pick: McCarthy’s 6.71 Year Rum Cask Single Barrel #701. If you’ve been on the fence, this is your sign to pull the trigger!
- Buy this pick: https://www.hrdspirits.com/mccarthys-rum-single-barrel
- More info: https://demitastes.com/2025/03/03/mccarthys-6-71-year-rum-cask-barrel-pick-only-a-few-cases-left/
- Original Announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUL9nEnIvsE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw
- On site interview with the distiller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIYPVxPfY-U
- Our review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6IC5D-khjE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw
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- 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, the Oak & Grist Origin (Batch 02) and Oak & Grist Descendent (Batch 03) were provided to us by Oak & Grist.
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