Episode 34: Smoke & Mirrors

After a years-long effort by the American Single Malt Whiskey Commission American Single Malt has officially been ratified as the newest category of American Whiskey on December 18, 2024.

Minden Mill Master Distiller Joe O’Sullivan is a pioneer in the movement to make American Single Malt an official category of American Whiskey. Joe talks about apprenting under Steve McCarthy, the guy who’s generally considered the creator of American Single Malt in the 1990s.

Joe explains what it takes to make American Single Malt entirely on a single estate, cultivating the distinctive terroir of Nevada’s High Desert region.