Speaking broadly, back in 2011 Joshua and Jason started the independent bottling company, Single Cask Nation. Unable to leave well enough alone, the duo also launched a tour company called WhiskyGeek Tours. One year later, the duo launched a whisky festival called Whisky Jewbilee across three cities: New York, Chicago, and Seattle. In 2017 they launched One Nation Under Whisky podcast: THE industry insider’s podcast. Though Whisky Jewbilee is currently mothballed the One Nation Under Whisky podcast has entered its 8th season in February 2024.
Single Cask Nation bottles around 85 casks of whisky per year for the US, UK, EU, Japan, and Israeli markets. In the US SCN boasts a “Retail Range” and then, separately, an “Online Exclusive” Range which is wholly separate from the retail range.
Single Cask Nation bottles primarily Single Malt Scotch Whisky but dabbles quite a lot in Irish whisky, American whisky (Bourbon, Rye, and Single Malt), Indian whisky, English whisky, Welsh whisky, rums, and mezcals. Single Casks are available as exclusives to retail partners and some clubs.
In 2024 Single Cask Nation joined the Artisanal Spirits Company family of brands which also include Scotch Malt Whisky Society and J.G. Thomson. In addition to this, Single Cask Nation was awarded the prestigious “Icons of Whisky Independent Bottler of the Year” award for 2024.
For sales sheets and information on previous releases please visit us here:
SINGLE CASK NATION – Google Drive
Our exciting new look and perspective was launched in 2022 in the UK, EU, and Japan. It has now made its way here to the US.
The Nation will enjoy a fresh and enticing new bottle, closure, and label design that showcase the beauty that can be found in each drop of liquid. We’ve left the cartons behind with the environment in mind and replaced our corks with the easy open and close features of the new cap.
Our logo sits prominently featured above the wrap-around label creating a nice focal point on any bar. A refreshed color scheme on our labels has been introduced to help differentiate Scottish regions as well as spirit styles. Of course, Single Cask Nation’s famous “Flavometer™” remains so you’ll know exactly what to expect to find once you decide to crack this beautiful new bottle open.
2012 11 yo Balmenach
One of Scotland’s famous Worm Tub distilleries this Balmenach delivers a rich texture while offering up a cornucopia of fruits and gummy candies but also warm oatmeal and licorice all-sorts.
CASK # 180251
COOPERAGE: 1st Fill American Oak
DISTILLED DATE: November 2012
BOTTLED DATE: April 2024
TOTAL BOTTLES: 156
ABV: 59.5%
COLOR: Warm Gold
NOSE: Bright and fruity at first sniff with gummy fruit rings, Pear Drop hard candies, and fragrant cherries.
PALATE: Warm oatmeal with baked apples and toasted walnuts. The candy theme continues with Licorice All-Sorts and then flat cola.
FINISH: Grain driven with more of that warm oatmeal from the palate, the baked apples are unmistakable, as well, and then hints of fennel seed.
2011 13 yo Blacksboat Bridge
Everything you’ve come to expect and love from this famous Speyside distillery. Rich, decedent, and incredibly rewarding. It’s all the holiday desserts. All of them.
CASK # 152768
COOPERAGE: 1st Fill Oloroso Hogshead
DISTILLED DATE: June 2011
BOTTLED DATE: July 2024
TOTAL BOTTLES: 201
ABV 57.3%
COLOR: Burnished Copper
NOSE: Rich, decadent, and earthy with dark chocolate cake, sticky to ee pudding drenched in caramel sauce, oatcakes fresh from the oven, Tiramisu soaked in Amaretto, flan, and a fresh cup of joe.
PALATE: Incredible! All the elements from the nose manifest on the palate with additional appearances from flat cola, Kahlua, oak spice, and pecan pie. There’s a reason this distillery is legendary!
FINISH: Warming, lasting, lingering, and pleasantly drying. Still rich, decadent, and earthy with more flan, more caramel, and more fresh co ee. And on it goes…
2013 11 yo Bowmore
A Bowmore that honors the citrusy and malty characteristics of the distillery’s house style while highlighting a vegetal smokiness and a bright peppery finish.
CASK # 160491
COOPERAGE: 2nd Fill Bourbon Hogshead
DISTILLED DATE: January 2013
BOTTLED DATE: July 2024
TOTAL BOTTLES: 276
ABV 56.9%
COLOR: White Tea
NOSE: Steeped barley freshly laid out on the malting floor, soft smoke, charred straw, charred endive, steamed artichoke with a squirt of lemon, vanilla sponge cake, oak shavings.
PALATE: Medicinal smoke on entry with a pleasing oak spice, charcoal briquettes, scorched orange peel, and delicately vegetal (mezcal-like!). Peppery notes connect the palate to the finish.
FINISH: Pleasing pepper with fragrant, medicinal smoke, oak spice, and vegetal elements (is that kelp?).
2007 16 yo Craigellachie
Rich and warming, this Craigellachie transports you to the cask warehouse and all the smells within it. Look for a roasty and malty presence framed by potpourri, baking spices, and cigar wrappers with a side of mixed berry cobbler.
CASK # 173219
COOPERAGE: 1st Fill Sp. Oak Oloroso Hogshead
DISTILLED DATE: August 2007
BOTTLED DATE: August 2024
TOTAL BOTTLES 252
ABV 53.8%
COLOR: Warm Copper
NOSE: A softer, older nose with notes of sandalwood, toasted oak, and steaming draff (spent grain) to the front with fresher notes of Pear Drops, Red Vines, and melted strawberry ice-cream behind and then echoes of pennies and freshly greased bolts.
PALATE: Pleasantly spicy showing warm cinnamon, fresh ginger, nutmeg, and subdued smoke upon opening while bung cloth (hessian/burlap), toasted cedar, and pot pourri present themselves mid-palate before dehydrated strawberries and toasted bran flakes appear as it transitions towards the finish.
FINISH: A multi-layered finish with lingering spent grain, cigar wrappers, warm honey, berry cobbler, and subtle smoke.
2012 12 yo Glen Scotia
A warming Glen Scotia offering up gentle smoke which is offset by buttery granola and baked apples. Gentle spice and dark chocolate notes invite you to come back for another sip.
CASK # 160926
COOPERAGE: New Charred Oak Barrel
DISTILLED DATE: March 2012
BOTTLED DATE: August 2024
TOTAL BOTTLES: 186
ABV 57.8%
COLOR: Greenish Gold
NOSE: Lovely warming bothy smoke on opening while notes of oatcakes, granola, and red apple skins fill in around the edges. In time there’s a brighter note of lemon and honey cough lozenges.
PALATE: Luxurious, honied texture with flavors of smoked malt, kippers (smoked herring), charred wood, ground ginger, turmeric, and nutmeg.
FINISH: Very long and very lasting (really sticking to the gums here) with notes of ashy wood stove, dark chocolate, ground gray pepper and hints of black licorice around the edges.
2011 12 yo Linkwood
It’s tough to beat the consistency of Linkwood’s spirit. The first fill bourbon cask maturation highlights notes of vanilla custard, cedar, brown sugar, and toasted pecans. This is one for sharing.
CASK # 172428
COOPERAGE: 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel
DISTILLED DATE: December 2011
BOTTLED DATE: April 2024
TOTAL BOTTLES: 162
ABV 61.2%
COLOR: Gold
NOSE: Bright and fresh with vanilla custard, malted barley, candy necklaces, and cedar.
PALATE: The oak presence is peppery but with vanilla ice cream, warm granola drizzled with honey, brown sugar, and toasted pecans for balance.
FINISH: Long and warming with freshly cracked black pepper, warm granola, and dark chocolate.
2014 9 yo Royal Brackla
A fruit bomb of a whisky from top to bottom. You’ll keep returning to your glass looking for new fruits (tropical or otherwise) as well as oak driven spice, rich milk chocolate, and coffee cakes.
CASK # 193123
COOPERAGE: 2nd Fill Bourbon Hogshead
DISTILLED DATE: July 2014
BOTTLED DATE: July 2024
TOTAL BOTTLES: 263
ABV 59.2%
COLOR: White Gold
NOSE: Bright and fragrant with white peony tea, oatmeal creme pie, Boston cream donut, orange blossom honey, dehydrated pineapple slices, and a subtle oak spice around the edges, hint of cracked peppercorns, too.
PALATE: An exuberant entry with lemon curd, quince jam, and rich malted barley sweetness that leads into top quality milk chocolate, coffee cake, and a more pronounced oak spice.
FINISH: Moderate length and slow drying with oak spice, milk chocolate, and toasted oats.
2005 18 yo Strathclyde
Waxy and fruity on the nose, the heavier spirit character of Strathclyde delivers notes of stewed fruits, baked pears, abundant baking spices, and candied orange peels.
CASK # 152673
COOPERAGE: American Oak STR Barrique
DISTILLED DATE: July 2005
BOTTLED DATE: April 2024
TOTAL BOTTLES: 159
ABV 59.9%
COLOR: Gold
NOSE: Intriguing waxy nose with warm grain, stewed fruits, candied orange peels, and gentle cinnamon around the edges.
PALATE: Opens with warming oak spice and nutmeg then candied ginger and baked pears follow. There’s a developing nuttiness as it transitions to the palate.
FINISH: The warm grain lingers while a pleasing pepperiness dries the mouth.
WOLF (Water of Life Film) Undisclosed Island TAKE 2
WOLF Island “Take 2” is the follow up to 2021 ‘s original bottling and extends Single Cask Nation’s collaboration with Water of Life Film. This Single Malt Scotch whisky release is a marriage of six 1st fill ex-Bourbon casks; five of which were unpeated with the sixth being lightly peated, bottled at the quaffable ABV of 48.8%. While we must be Squirrelly regarding the source of the liquid we can guarantee its deliciousness.
Color: Bright Gold
Nose: Bright and citrusy with pronounced grain sweetness to begin but sit with it and there’s canned fruit cocktail, white stone fruits, and a few wisps of earthy smoke
Palate: An unctuous entry with a mouth coating oiliness delivers notes of melted vanilla ice cream over canned peaches, baked apples smothered in warm custard, cinnamon dusted oatmeal, and just a hint of cracked black pepper
Finish: Good length with milk chocolate, soft hazelnut toffee, and a little coffee bean earthiness.
2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition – Gold, 90 points
2023 Las Vegas Global Spirit Awards – Platinum, 95 pts.
