Having lived in Portland for a number of years, I had the chance to watch this distillery (House Spirits) grow from a table at our local farmer's market to a large tasting room on the Willamette, and its merger with Diageo. This is a really unique single malt that doesn't always fit my palate, but the quality is steadfast and the profile is distinctly of the PNW, so there will always be a place in both my bar and heart for this. This is the 2019 single barrel from K&L Wines, B-236-11, 65.5% ABV. Impressions @ neck level: The initial aromas betray the Master Distiller's background in craft beer, and it smells strongly of a hoppy, yeast-forward sour ale. This opens up substantially with time; the nose becomes doughy and sweet as aromas of sugar donut and wood polish emerge. On the palate, the yeast and wood dominate, and they're not always in balance as the flavors oscillate sharply between pine sap and beer. The initial profile is fresh but bitter, full of fruit, pinewood, and yeast. It's challenging to parse out, but it seems to present notes of underripe grapefruit, freshly cut pine, hops, brewer's yeast, and malt extract. The finish is long and cooling, and lingers on a slightly bitter herbal note. Overall, there is a resinous and herbal quality to this malt and it reminds me of some of the rum cask expressions that I've tried (namely the 2019 Glen Scotia special release) . If provenance is a thing, this is very much the PNW in a bottle.