Westland Distillery Whiskey American Single Malt Colere 3rd Edition 700ml

Name: Westland Distillery Whiskey American Single Malt Colere 3rd Edition 700ml
Brand: Westland Distillery
SKU: 937052
Price: 119.9 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 91.5 (2 reviews)

700ml

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SKU 937052

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The nose is mellow and slightly smoky, confectionary powder, lemon peel, ripe melon, and layered sweetness. On the palate it’s sweet, almost syrupy, but balanced by heat and lots of spice. The finish is mid-length with light candle wax, light smoke, flavorful grain, vanilla, and melon fruitiness. A Sauternes-like sweetness that sometimes teeters toward being too much, but is checked beautifully by its spice, complexity, and balance. – Fall 2023

Country: United States
Region: Washington State

Size: 700ml

SKU: 937052

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Distillery

Westland Distillery

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Country

United States

Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.

Region

Washington State

Since it began in the 1820s, wine-production in Washington state has gone from strength to strength, with many of the finest United States wines coming out over the past twenty years hailing from this region. Today, the state is the second largest US producer of wines, behind California, with over forty thousand acres under vine. The state itself is split into two distinct wine regions, separated by the Cascade Range, which casts an important rain shadow over much of the area. As such, the vast majority of vines are grown and cultivated in the dry, arid desert-like area in the eastern half of the state, with the western half producing less than one percent of the state's wines where it is considerably wetter. Washington state is famed for producing many of the most accessible wines of the country, with Merlot and Chardonnay varietal grapes leading the way, and much experimentation with other varietals characterizing the state's produce in the twenty-first century.

Ratings & Reviews

WKY 93pts

Whisky Advocate

UBC 90pts

Ultimate Beverage Challenge

A stately and refined nose with hints of heather honey, cocoa nibs, and cigar box slinks forth from the glass. This whiskey retains its elegance on the palate with nuanced flavors of baked apples, nutmeg, and honey scones. A woodsy, spicy complexity sings through the finish. - 2023 ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE

Winery Notes

With Colere, we set out to chart the direct impact of barley on flavor. Leaving behind the well-trod territory of ubiquitous grains, it begins to explore the thousands of new and forgotten varieties of barley whose flavor has yet to be considered, striving to capture the vibrancy and diversity of Pacific Northwest terroir through single malt whiskey. Edition 3 utilizes Pilot barley, a 2-row variety that traces its lineage back to grain breeders in the United Kingdom. This barley has been selected for its benefits in the field and has introduced an herbal tea note. The singular use of the 2nd fill Oloroso hogshead gave this release backbone without distorting the barley-focused nature of the whiskey itself. TASTING NOTES: Nose: Apple cider, chamomile tea, raw almonds, shortbread. Palate: Golden Raisin, black pepper, milk chocolate, rye toast, lemongrass.