Contents
Released in three different labels. Accompanied with purchase by a matching sports squeeze water bottle.
Specifications
- Grain Bill: Bairds Heavily Peated Malt (was originally not stated)
- Cask Type: Not stated
- Maturation Time: Not stated
Release Info
- Spirit Type: American Single Malt Whiskey
- Series: April Fools’ Day
- Release Name: Sport Dram!
- Release Date: April 2018
- Size: 750ml
- ABV: 46%
From the Distillery
- “Summary: Winning is for the strong. That’s why you train. Because muscles are for winning. And winners are born thirsty. Sport Dram is for the strong. The brutal. The thirsty. Sport Dram is for the winners. KLENCH THE KWENCH.”
- “Flavor Profile:
GREEN GRIP - Fight to Win
RED SLAP - Revenge on Weakness
BLUE BUZZ - For the Strong” - Tasting Notes
- “Nose: Raw relentless reek, aggressive ash”
- “Palate: A perpetual pummeling of peat power”
On the Label
- “Revenge on weakness! Winning is for the strong. One taste of victory is never enough and winners are born thirsty. They punch weakness in the solar plexus and kick losing in the face because they’ve got the guts to do what it takes. The guts are in the muscles!”
Links
- Sport Dram!.com (archive.org)
- Westland Distillery Release Archives: Sport Dram! (archive.org)
- Westland Bartender Field Guide: Sport Dram (bartenderfieldguide.com) —
https://www.bartenderfieldguide.com/release-archives-summary/sport-dram-csxlb(dead as of Fall 2026) - YouTube: Westland Sport Dram
- Vimeo: Westland Sport Dram
- One Nation Under Whisky: S2E35 - Westland Fools Us All in April Yet Again
- Spirited Dram
- instagram: matthewhofman - Which squeeze bottle will you choose
- lovefood.com: The most outrageous food hoaxes of all time
Databases
Events
- April 3, 2018: Release Event
- April 5, 2023: Westland Library Tasting Series: Revisiting April Fools’ (the Red Slap label)
- May 16, 2026: Westland Vintage Single Cask Market - a few bottles were available for sale
