The release of Westland Winter celebrates the stark contrasts of the season. At once brisk and cozy, austere and comforting, it hovers over the threshold of the season’s two theaters, the hinterland and the hearth. Nine casks were married for this release. Smoke is the one constant, its waft on the wind carrying us in and out of each scene. The ex-bourbon casks shape the whiskey into a fully realized portrait of winter, but this release’s ascendant feature is a single ex-Oloroso hogshead of peated spirit. This sherry cask, with its immense richness and assertive peatiness, reminds us that this time of year togetherness is warming and indulgence is forgiven.
The nose introduces fresh apple, raisin sauce, light peat smoke and cocoa powder while the palate transforms these initial explorations and delivers fruit cake, cooked apples, gingerbread and mocha for a nuanced and satisfying dram.
RELEASE No: 0082
RELEASE DATE: November 2016
FORMAT: 750ml
TOTAL BOTTLED: 2463
MINIMUM MATURATION TIME: 34 Months
ABV: 50%
Washington Select Pale Malt (65%)
5-Malt (14%)
Baird's Heavily Peated Malt (21%)
1st Fill ex-Bourbon (6 casks)
1st Fill ex-Oloroso Hogshead (1 cask)
New American Oak Cooper’s Reserve (1 cask)
1st Fill ex-Westland (1 cask)
Belgian Saison Brewer’s Yeast
144 Hours
Nutritional Information: (Average representation value per 10g/per 25ml serving) Alcohol (g) 10/9. Calories (Kcal) 69/63. Fat (g) 0/0. Saturated Fat (g) 0/0. Carbohydrates (g) 0/0. Of which Sugar 0/0. Proteins 0/0
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