Westland Sherry Wood American Single Malt Whiskey

Westland sherry wood bottling note an american single malt whiskey from the seattle based craft distillery westland craft producer of the year icons of whisky 2016 matured in casks that previously held oloroso and pedro ximénez sherry.

Westland sherry wood american single malt whiskey.

The westland sherry wood american single malt is the dram visited here. In the westland american oak single malt review i told the story of how i first encountered westland. In true scottish tradition the mash bill is purely 100 barley relatively uncommon for american style whiskies. In 2017 westland sherry wood received 97 points at the ultimate spirits challenge and won the master award at the american whiskey masters.

This is similar to the now widespread trend in scotland of double cask products. Sherry wood while the practice of maturing whiskey in sherry casks isn t as long standing as peated whiskies it has become a standard of old world sensibilities. Those hoping to find a friendly alternative to their usual bourbon may shy away from westland s expressions. Like the american oak the sherry wood release is aged a minimum of 3 years and.

Well that and matt s personality storytelling abilities and fantastic beard but mostly the whiskey. In 2016 it won the gold medal at the whiskies of the world awards in american malt category. We celebrate this custom by filling hogsheads and butts sourced from the same region the scottish find their casks.