Specifications
- Grain Bill:
- Five Malt (3 casks)
- WA State Pale Malt (1 cask)
- Initial Cask Type(s):
- 1st-Fill Jack Daniels Bourbon (46 Months)
- 1st-Fill Heaven Hill Bourbon (46 Months)
- Secondary Cask Type(s): “Bellwether sent us back four casks that they used to age four different beers (and then some).”
- Fermented Wildflower Honey Followed by a Clean Abbey Ale with Frankincense Resin Addition
- Sour Abbey Ale with a Pine Resin Addition
- Barley Wine
- Spruce Ale
- Original Fill Date: 10/16/2014
- Finish Date: 12/18/2018
- Harvest Date: 8/17/2021
- Total Maturation Time: 82 Months
Release Info
- Spirit Type: American Single Malt Whiskey
- Series: Cask Exchange
- Release Name: Bellwether Cask Exchange
- ABV: 50%
- Size:
From the Distillery
- “The seventh release in our Cask Exchange series comes from a partnership with Bellwether Brewing in Spokane, WA. Bellwether is a far-flung brewery with far-flung style. This bottling honors that style by marrying whiskey from four casks that Bellwether used to age a panoply of old-school beer styles. Three of the four casks vatted for this finish started with our signature 5-malt mash matured in ex-Bourbon casks, which is an unsual combination for us here at Westland (this spirit generally being reserved for new oak). When aged in ex-Bourbon, 5-malt can express an over-savory character but these herbal and frankincentivized beers from Bellwether served as perfect ballast for that savory abyss.”
- Tasting Notes
- Nose: “Pine pitch, peach, dried pineapple, and semi-sweet chocolate chips.”
- Palate: “Herbs, bran muffins, nuts, and dried apples.”
Databases
- CellarTracker: Westland Distillery & Bellwether Brewing Co. American Single Malt Whiskey
- TTB: COLA 20120001000244
- Whiskybase: Westland Bellwether Brewing Co. (WB225019)
- Whiskystats: Westland Bellwether Brewing Co. Cask Exchange
