Westland Sherry Wood American Single Malt Whiskey

In 2016 it won the gold medal at the whiskies of the world awards in american malt category.

Westland sherry wood american single malt whiskey.

We celebrate this custom by filling hogsheads and butts sourced from the same region the scottish find their casks. The westland sherry wood american single malt is the dram visited here. That same night was also my first taste of the westland sherry wood single malt the american oak had captured my attention and the sherry wood kept it. 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.

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. The distillery uses both ex oloroso and ex px sherry casks and blends the resulting full term sherry matured malt whiskey with the westland whiskey aged in new american oak. Those hoping to find a friendly alternative to their usual bourbon may shy away from westland s expressions. Well that and matt s personality storytelling abilities and fantastic beard but mostly the whiskey.

In the westland american oak single malt review i told the story of how i first encountered westland. This is similar to the now widespread trend in scotland of double cask products. This exquisite single malt is highly acclaimed winning awards one after another.