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Specifications
- Grain Bill: Not stated
- Cask Type: Not stated
- Maturation Time: Not stated
Release Info
- Spirit Type: American Single Malt Whiskey
- Series: April Fools’ Day
- Release Name: Boldsmooth
- Release Date: April 1, 2017
- ABV: 40%
- Size: 750ml
- Total Bottled: TBD
- Distribution: Distillery Exclusive
From the Distillery
- “In our unending quest to create the world’s finest single malt whiskey, Matt and his team here developed a propietary quadfecta of four-step techniques that yield a whiskey that is simultaneously more Bold and more Smooth than any whiskey we’ve ever conceived of before. BoldSmooth is quadruple distilled, quadruple matured, quadruple filtered and quadruple reserved, bringing more power, more allure, more elegance, more sophistication, more prestige, more dynamic magnetism, and even more boldness and smoothness than any other whiskey on earth.
Quadruple Distilled.
Quadruple Matured.
Quadruple Filtered.
Quadruple Reserved.” - Tasting Notes:
- “Nose: Bold”
- “Palate: Smooth”
- “How can we bring more power, more allure, more elegance, more sophistication, more prestige, more dynamic magnetism, and even more bodless and smoothness into our whiskey than any other legal recreational consumable on earth?
Boldsmooth begins as a triple distilled light whiskey, which spent 4 years traditionally aging in New American Oak casks. It was then distilled again by Westland. Then, the whiskey is aged once again.
Boldsmooth is a quadruple distilled whiskey, released as an April Fool’s bottling in 2017.”
Links
- Westland Distillery Release Archives: Boldsmooth (archive.org)
- Westland Bartender Field Guide: Boldsmooth (bartenderfieldguide.com) —
https://www.bartenderfieldguide.com/release-archives-summary/boldsmooth-ty3bt(dead as of Fall 2026) - Fred Minnick: Westland Goes… No, Distiller Gone!
- YouTube: Westland Boldsmooth
- Vimeo: Westland Boldsmooth
- One Nation Under Whisky: Ep 4.5 - Post April Fools Day with Westland Distillery
Databases
Reviews
Events
- May 16, 2026: Westland Vintage Single Cask Market - two bottles were available for sale
Archivist’s Notes
- “I have not yet tasted Boldsmooth and have not uncorked my bottle. When I purchased it at the Vintage Single Cask Market, the Tasting Room staff informed me that Master Blender Shane Armstrong had requested that they inform any purchasers that it is ‘inarguably a bad whiskey’. I have heard similar from friends who have tasted it. Also note the high amount of charcoal in my bottle (pictured) which is apparently not unusual for this release.”
