For Peat Week 2015, two single casks were released: 508 and this cask (539). Cask #539 features Peated Malt matured in new American oak.
A portion of this cask was also used in the vatting for Whisky Jewbilee 2015 Westland and Whisky Jewbilee 2016 Westland.
Specifications
- Grain Bill: Bairds Heavily Peated Malt
- Cask Type: New American Oak (Cooper’s Reserve) - Heavy Toast/Light Char
- Maturation Time: 26 Months
Release Info
- Release Number: 0047
- Cask Number: 539
- Spirit Type: American Single Malt Whiskey
- Series: Peat Week
- Release Name: Peat Week 2015 Cask #539
- Release Date: October 2015
- ABV: 54.3%
- Size: 750ml
- Total Bottled: 113
From the Distillery
- “Each year we celebrate all things peated with various Peat Week events. In 2015 we released two single casks during the Peat Week celebration. Cask #539 explores the possibilities of a peated new make spirit aged in a new American oak barrel.”
- “Flavor Profile: The nose begins with wafts of apple crisp and fresh strawberry awash in sea spray. Continuing with dessert notes of crème fraîche, Luxardo cherry, and ginger bread; the nose finally comes to rest on notes of wood ash and dried oak. The palate deepens into notes of dark chocolate, cigar ash, dark roast coffee, and wood-centric peat with a light finish of lemon peel.”
Links
- Westland Distillery Release Archives: Cask No. 539 (archive.org)
- Westland Bartender Field Guide: Cask No. 539 (bartenderfieldguide.com) —
https://www.bartenderfieldguide.com/release-archives-summary/cask539-wrraa(dead as of Fall 2026) - Westland Distillery Blog: Peat Week: A Reflection On Years’ Past
- The Coopered Tot: Westland Is Kicking Butt - Particularly In Recent Single Cask Nation Releases.
