Westland "Peat Week" 2016 Limited Edition Single Malt Whisky

Notes

Westland's 2016 edition of "Peat Week"--a limited-edition malt made in celebration of an annual week-long event dedicated to the joys of peated whisky--was a originally a prize for whisky pilgrims who made the voyage to the Seattle distillery this past fall. Luckily for us, we have friends in high places at the distillery. We managed to get our hands on an exclusive allocation of the 100-proof, smoky, single-malt delight, and we think fans of Westland and Islay both are going to be pleased. The 2016 Peat Week commemorative bottling drinks like a smokier version of Talisker in that it's equally as fruity as it is peaty. There are gobs of creamy banana on the palate that blossom into peaty and smokier notes of campfire, all framed in sweet barley and vanilla. Think of Caol Ila with less intensity or Kilchoman with more finesse. Or maybe put the Peat Week into its own category as a whole. We've certainly never tasted a peated American single malt this delicious. The finish is a flurry of cinnamon, cloves and oak spices that come into focus as the peat begins to fade. Westland continues to impress with its precocious lineup of single-malt whiskies, and the 2016 edition of Peat Week is one of the best releases yet.