Lot 25 of St. George American Single Malt Whiskey will be rolling out in November! Pre-order bottles now and join us for the official distillery release day on Saturday, November 8!
St. George Single Malt Whiskey is an American original: distilled, aged, and blended out of love for what a handcrafted single malt can be.
If you’ve tried any other St. George distillate, you owe it to yourself to taste the spirit that compelled master distiller Lance Winters to start distilling in the first place in the 1990s and earned him his place in the Whisky Magazine Hall of Fame.
Our Lot series single malt is a limited annual release. We laid down our first barrels of single malt in 1997, released Lot 1 of St. George Single Malt Whiskey in 2000, and have shared a new Lot in the series every year since as our whiskey program has grown and evolved.
LOT 25 RELEASE INFO: Lot 25 will start rolling out to bottle shops locally and across the country in early November 2025.
Lot 25 pre-sales are now open for pickup at the distillery starting on Saturday, November 8 and for in-state shipping within California starting on Monday, November 10.
If you're in California, click here to pre-order Lot 25 now!
ABV: 43%
Lance joined the distillery in 1996 with a bottle of homemade whiskey as his resume and the express purpose of making a truly original single malt here at St. George Spirits. Though the category of American single malt whiskey would not reach critical mass and receive official recognition for another quarter-century, he had a vision and a dream that was far ahead of its time.
We laid down our first barrels of single malt in 1997, released Lot 1 of St. George Single Malt Whiskey in 2000, and have shared a new Lot in the series every year since then as our whiskey program has grown and evolved.
Lance’s brewing background prior to joining St. George strongly informed our whiskey’s mash bill—using various roast levels of two-row barley to elicit rich aromas of toasted nuts and cocoa, and smoking a portion of unroasted barley over beech and alder wood to add base notes and additional complexity.
The resulting whiskey is expressive and inviting right off the still, but a variety of cooperage types contribute an even greater depth of flavor—creating a layered single malt with a signature all its own.
To create our most recent release (Lot 24), head distiller and blender Dave Smith selected and blended 25 diverse casks from our whiskey library, including Kentucky and Tennessee bourbon barrels, apple brandy barrels, rum casks, and Torrontés, Tannat, Port, and California Sauternes-style wine casks.
The youngest barrel in Lot 24 was five and a half years old, while the oldest was eleven and a half years old. Lot 24 also includes blends with whiskies dating back 20 years.
For the upcoming Lot 25 blend (rolling out November 2025), Dave selected 28 casks out of 2,000 in our rickhouse, including used American oak barrels that previously held bourbon and rye; French oak barrels that previously held apple brandy, rum, and Port; and California Sauternes-style wine casks. The oldest single cask in Lot 25 is 13 years old, while the youngest cask is five years old.
As a nod to the roots of the St. George whiskey program, Dave also included some whiskey from SM-01, the first barrel of single malt laid down by Lance back in 1997.
St. George Single Malt Whiskey is an elegant expression of everything we love about whiskey.
The nose of Lot 24 opens with aromas of warm orange, gradually moving to pastry and cocoa powder, with hints of cola. On the palate: brown butter, spice cake, more cocoa, and toasted marshmallow take the lead, with bright smoke on the finish.
To whet your appetite for Lot 25, you can look forward to notes of crème brûlée, marzipan, orange zest, fresh peach, and sandalwood on the nose. On the palate, cocoa, brown ale, peanut brittle, and nutmeg are all present.
Sip neat to fully experience all the nuances and depth of flavor, or add nothing more than a single large ice cube. This is as good as whiskey gets.
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