Lost Lantern’s third release of Westland whiskey featured heavily peated malt fully aged in New American Oak.
Specifications
- Grain Bill: Bairds Heavily Peated Malt
- Cask Type: New American Oak (Cooper’s Select) Light Toast / Heavy Char
- Maturation Time: 9.99 Years
Release Info
- Cask Number: 1456 (info obtained via email to Lost Lantern)
- Spirit Type: American Single Malt Whiskey
- Bottler: Lost Lantern
- Series: 10 Year Collection
- Release Name: 2024 Single Cask #16: Westland 9.99-Year-Old American Single Malt
- Release Date: November 7, 2024
- ABV: 54.9%
- Size: 750ml
- MSRP: $149.99
- Total Bottled: 185
From The Bottler
- “Lost Lantern hand-selected this cask from Westland Distillery in Seattle. Westland makes single malt from barley that is chosen to maximize flavor and to grow well in the Pacific Northwest. A transformative voice in single malt, Westland is on the forefront of creating whiskey that truly reflects where it’s made. This was made from malted barley heavily peated with Scottish peat and aged for exactly 9.99 years in a new oak cask. The nose leads with savory smoke and notes of scorched apple and roasted meats. It tastes like a marshmallow s’more, fresh from the fire. Smoky, fresh, and elegant, this is American single malt at its finest. And why, you ask, was it aged for 9.99 years and bottled literally one day short of its tenth birthday? Well, for two reasons. First, to make a statement: what’s the difference between a 9.99 year old whiskey and a 10 year old whiskey? Not very much. And second, because our friends at Westland have yet to release their own 10-year-old whiskey. In fact, this single cask is to our knowledge the oldest Westland ever released. And we feel it is their right to be able to launch the first-ever Westland 10 year old, if and when they feel like doing so. We didn’t want to take that away from them.”
Links
- Lost Lantern: Westland 9.99-Year-Old Peated American Single Malt
- Fred Minnick: Lost Lantern Fall Collection Features Quartet of 10-Year Whiskeys
- Breaking Bourbon: Lost Lantern Makes a Statement with its First 10 Year Old Single Cask Collection
- One More Dram: Lost Lantern Announces Fall 2024 Collection
