Reviews of scotch and world whiskies by a history professor, his wife, bird, and three cats.
Reviews of scotch and world whiskies by a history professor, his wife, bird, and three cats.
All in American Single Malt
To say this exceeded expectations feels like an understatement. This was quite good— the bready/yeasty/pastry quality on it was as unexpected as it was interesting. Overall, the dram does sit on the lighter end of the spectrum, none of the flavors will punch you in the mouth. Yet, it has a good body and the quality of the flavor notes are just interesting enough to keep your attention. The dram is light enough to be quite refreshing and relaxing, especially with the citrus notes on the nose, without being so light that it totally disappears.
An intriguing combination of peated malt from Scotland and Westland’s five malt blend, all distilled, casked, and aged in the Pacific Northwest. The result is a dram the combines some of the sweet honey and barley sugar of the Westland American Oak with the savory, slightly earthy, notes of a heavily peated Highland scotch.
The bottle is delicious and thought provoking, a worthy pick up for anyone looking to explore American Single Malts, barley, yeast, or sherry casks.
