Lost Lantern’s second release of Westland whiskey was a Five Malt grain bill aged in New American Oak, and finished in a Cabernet Sauvignon wine barrel.
Specifications
- Grain Bill: Five Malt (the 13% Extra Special Malt / 9% Munich Malt variation)
- Initial Cask Type: New American Oak (Cooper’s Select) Light Toast / Heavy Char
- Secondary Cask Type: 1st-Fill Red Wine: Washington Cabernet Sauvignon
- Secondary Cask Size: 225 liters (Bordeaux-style Barrique)
- Secondary Maturation Time: 3 Years
- Total Maturation Time: 8 Years
Release Info
- Cask Number: 7790 (info obtained via email to Lost Lantern)
- Spirit Type: American Single Malt Whiskey
- Bottler: Lost Lantern
- Series: Spring 2023 Single Cask Collection
- Release Name: #2: Westland Distillery American Single Malt Finished in a Red Wine Cask 8 Years Old
- Release Date: March 1, 2023
- ABV: 53.84%
- Size: 750ml
- MSRP: $139.99
- Total Bottled: 185
From The Bottler
- “We hand-selected this cask from Westland Distillery in Seattle, Washington. A transformative voice in American single malt, Westland is on the forefront of creating whiskey that truly reflects where it’s made. In Westland’s case, that’s the Pacific Northwest, which has a unique climate offering growing conditions for grain and maturation conditions for whiskey unlike anywhere else in the world. This, our second cask from Westland, shows a different side of the distillery. Like the first, this is made from Westland’s signature five-malt recipe. It was aged for five years in new oak, then finished for 3 years in a Washington Cabernet Sauvignon wine cask. The finish amplifies the fruity, spicy flavors of the whiskey. Soft and rounded with a lot of spice, it has flavors of black raspberry, soft oak, apple cider donuts, and black cherry ice cream.”
Links
- Lost Lantern: Westland American Single Malt Red Wine Finish
- Fred Minnick: Lost Lantern Announces 2023 Single Cask Releases
- Breaking Bourbon: New Lost Lantern Single Cask Collection Highlights the Evolution of Innovation in American Whiskey
- One More Dram: Lost Lantern Announces Spring 2023 Single Cask Collection
