Westland Winter 2016
From Westland Archives
| Westland Winter 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Release Name | Winter 2016 |
| Release Date | November 2016 |
| Spirit Type | American Single Malt Whiskey |
| Whiskybase | WB91690 |
Winter 2016 was a blend of the original Westland mashbills and finishes as observed in the Core Range. Arguably an early prototype of Flagship.
Compare to: Coldfoot, Flagship.
Specifications
- Spirit Type: American Single Malt Whiskey
- Grain Bill:
- Washington Select Pale Malt (65%)
- 5-Malt (14%)
- Bairds Heavily Peated Malt (21%)
- Cask Type(s):
- 1st Fill ex-Bourbon (6 casks)
- 1st Fill ex-Oloroso Hogshead (1 cask)
- Cooper's Reserve New American Oak (1 cask)
- 1st Fill ex-Westland (1 cask)
- Minimum Maturation Time: 34 Months
- ABV: 50%
- Yeast Strain: Belgian Brewer’s Yeast
- Fermentation Time: 144 Hours
- Size: 750ml
- Total Bottled: 2463
From the Distillery
- "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."
- Tasting Notes
- Flavor Profile: "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 Number: 0082
