Westland Sherry Wood American Single Malt

I was pleasantly surprised with this bottle. The sherry was not over the top, but had a really nice dark cherry and raisin nose. That continues on in the palate that included some maltiness and aged oak. Easy to drink and i kept going to the bottle for extra pours.

Golden body, light amber hue. Quite sticky on the glass. Sure he is immediately noted on the nose: Cherry lozenges, stone fruit and rich barley malt and leather. A hint of vanilla. Big, syrupy mouthfeel. Sweet throughout, mostly ripe fruit. Reminiscent of milk chocolate covered cherries. Pretty long finish, bringing a return of the black cherry lozenges, and a roasted malt/ barrel char note to wrap it up. This is very solid, but I definitely prefer their American Oak single malt.

Garbage. Young, unpleasantly malty. Weak sherried note lacking any complexity. Amateur whisky making.

This one got me looking more at American Single Malt. Beautiful nose of hazelnut and raisin and fig. The Sherry comes through a bit on the palate with a lovely hazelnut coffee cocoa finish. A bit sweeter than most, it’s a great whiskey