Westland's Outpost Range has been a huge hit with expressions such as Garryana and Colere, and is now in its third expression - Westland Solum American Single Malt 1st Edition.

What's unique here is that Solum will focus on featuring American peated malt, sourced from Washington's Skagit Valley Malting, which was then fermented for 96-144 hours using Belgian Saison Brewer's Yeast and then matured in Cooper's Reserve New American Oak, Cooper's Select New American Oak and First Fill ex-Bourbon casks. The whiskies have a minimum maturation time of 41 months.

The peat is harvested from bogs two hours south of Seattle, and was taken from below the bog's waterline rather than via draining and excavating the bog. This allows the harvesting process to not disrupt the bog's ecosystem and prevents greenhouse gases from being released whilst also ensuring the bog will continue to produce peat into the future. 

Official Tasting Notes

Aroma

This peated whisky showcases bright notes such as fresh fuji apple, ground cinnamon, charred wood, and strawberry rhubarb crisp. There’s a savory smoke note that teases the nose.

Taste

On the palate there are complex herbal tones such as burned sage, vanilla chamomile tea, and grain notes of coffee cake, pumpernickel toast.

The 1st Edition of Westland's Solum expression is bottled at 50% ABV, and is limited to 4,044 bottles with an RRP of US$149.99, available from March 2023.

Lead image courtesy of Westland.

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