Westland Peated American Single Malt Whiskey (700ml)

Volume: 700ml           ABV: 46%           Age: No Age Statement           Country: America

Located in downtown Seattle the distillery has the perfect single malt making ingredients on its doorstep. It now rivals the spirit being produced in Japan, Taiwan, India, Australia and Scotland. Through hard work the team at the distillery have created their own way of mashing, fermenting, distilling and maturing which leads to a unique product which is one of the finest in the world. Malt barley is used, yeast is used, peat is used and soft fresh water is used in producing the spirit. However this is a new category of single malt whiskey, it’s American.

The facility itself is home to a 5,000 litre mash house that operates full-time, seven days a week, to fill 10,000 liter fermenters. In the still room, the still men perform a traditional double distillation on a 7,560 litre wash still and a 5,670 liter spirit still. Westland then fills into a variety of full-size oak casks including two types of new American oak, ex-bourbon casks and also ex-sherry casks imported fresh and whole from Montilla, Spain. Once filled, all of the distillery’s whiskeys are brought to the coast of Washington State, where the temperate and humid climate of the rainforest offers an ideal environment for the maturation of whiskey.

House style is a sweetness and ease on the palate accompanied by a fruity and complex but ultimately grain-focused finish worthy of its place in this new world.

The Westland endeavour is one that lives up to the heritage of the region and the ambitions of its forefathers. Like them, the whiskey makers at Westland now step confidently in a new direction, free from the confines of convention. While they honour the traditions of single malt whiskey, they also embrace the opportunity to add something new and distinctly American at the same time.

A variation to the house style Westland Peated whiskey is made from a mash of peated malt which is amongst the smokiest in the world. This single malt from America is created by combining a variety of spirits together and delivering a whiskey that is perfectly balanced. With a wide spectrum of smokey and peaty flavours. This will certainly please those of us that enjoy a whiskey with a solid dose of smoke, matched perfectly with malty and fruity notes.

Westland’s Peated Malt is filled primarily into new American oak and 1st-fill used American oak, resulting in a multi-dimensional and balanced peated single malt whiskey.

Official Tasting Notes

Nose: Nuttiness accompanied by smouldering moss and flamed orange peel.

Taste: The peat leaps from the palate, expressing campfire notes, iodine and roasted pistachios.

Finish: Green herbs and iodine.

Awards

95 Points, 2016 Ultimate Spirits Challenge
Silver Medal, International Spirits Challenge
Double Gold Medal, Wine & Spirits Wholesalers
Whiskey of the Year, 2015 American Distilling Institute
94 Points/Gold Medal, 2015 Beverage Tasting Institute
Gold Medal/Best of Category, 2015 American Distilling Institute
Gold Medal, 2015 International Wine & Spirits Competition
Gold Medal, 2014 NY International Spirits Competition