SMWS 133.5 Impersonating Peat

SMWS 133.5 Impersonating Peat

Spirit Type	American Single Malt Whiskey
Bottler	The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS)
Release Number	133.5
Release Date	October 28, 2025
Whiskybase	WB285929

Contents

The third SMWS release from distillery 133 (aka Westland) featured peated spirit aged in a 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon barrel.

Specifications

Flavor Profile (Legacy): Peated
“At first sip, this heavily peated American single malt was almost mistaken as Scottish. But as the spirit opens up, its uniquely American characteristics begin to reveal themself. It’s exciting to see a whisky this good from our own homeland and we’ll be sad to miss it once its gone.”
“Tasting Panel Notes: The neat nose was as clean as a whistle and full of crisp, brittle smokiness. The Panel detected notes of sandalwood, coal smoke, smoked lemons and herbal aspects such as dried mint, verbena and lemon thyme. Water brought coastal hints such as beach foam and rock pools, but also waxed jackets, anchovy sauce and briny peat smoke. When neat, the palate displayed pure and simple peat smoke in the most beautiful sense: lots of wood smoke, lemon tea, preserved lemons in brine and campfire ashes. Water brought back the more elegant coastal impressions, alongside chocolate limes, cough sweets and olive bread.”