Cask #0008: American Single Malt Whiskey (Stout Cask) | Westward Distillery

7 Years Old | 61.1% Alc/Vol | Fort George Stout Cask | Portland, Oregon

Westward makes one of my favorite American Single Malts. This particular cask spent more than four of its seven years in a barrel that Fort George Brewery used to age their Matryoshka Stout. What came out is one of the most integrated whiskey-meets-beer-barrel expressions I have found. Espresso, dark chocolate, dates, figs, blackcurrant jam on wheat toast. The finish is long and rich and holds every bit of it together.