Contents
Specifications
- Grain Bills:
- Five Malt
- Washington Select Pale Malt
- 2-Row Distiller’s Malt
- Pilsen
- Maris Otter
- Initial Cask Type(s):
- 1st-Fill Ex-Bourbon (31 casks, 74%)
- New American Oak (Cooper’s Reserve) (5 casks, 10%)
- 1st-Fill Ex-Rye (4 casks, 10%)
- New American Oak (Cooper’s Select) (3 casks, 6%)
- Secondary Cask Type(s):
- Scotch Ale (19 casks, 44%)
- Stout (11 casks, 25%)
- Brown Ale (4 casks, 9%)
- Doppelbock (4 casks, 9%)
- Saison (3 casks, 8%)
- Stock Ale (2 casks, 5%)
- Breweries:
- Black Raven Brewing Co. (24 casks, 56%)
- Lucky Envelope Brewing (4 casks, 10%)
- Georgetown Brewing Co. (4 casks, 9%)
- Redhook BrewLab (4 casks, 9%)
- Fremont Brewing (3 casks, 7%)
- Holy Mountain Brewing Co. (2 casks, 5%)
- Matchless Brewing (2 casks, 4%)
- Maturation Time: 8-9 Years
- 28 casks at 8 years
- 3-4 years in beer cask
- 15 casks at 9 years
- 3-5 years in beer cask
- 28 casks at 8 years
Release Info
- Spirit Type: American Single Malt Whiskey
- Series: Cask Exploration
- Release Name: Beer Cask Finish Edition 1
- ABV: 46%
- Size: 700ml (cork)
- Total Bottled: 10,950 (estimated)
From the Distillery
- “Westland’s Beer Cask Finish celebrates the Pacific Northwest’s long tradition of craft brewing by integrating saison, stout, scotch ale, and doppelbock casks to develop a bright and crisp whiskey with a malt-forward flavor.”
- Tasting Notes
- “Nose: Dried peach, honeydew melon, eggnog cake, cocoa powder.”
- “Palate: Vanilla pastry cream, caramel sauce, lavender green tea.”
Awards
- International Wine & Spirit Competition 2024 - Silver, 91 Points
- New York International Spirits Competition 2024 - Double Gold, 96 Points
- World Whiskies Awards 2025 - Silver
Links
Databases
- CellarTracker: Westland Distillery Beer Cask Finish American Single Malt Whiskey, 46%
- Distiller.com: Westland Beer Cask Finish (Batch 1)
- TTB: COLA 24059001000991
- Whiskybase: Westland 08-year-old (WB262746)
- Whiskystats: Westland 08-year-old Cask Exploration Series - Beer Cask Finish