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Westland 2014 7 Year Old Marsala Finish Exclusive to The Whisky Exchange – American Single Malt News

February 27th, 2024

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WESTLAND 2014 MARSALA FINISH

Westland 20147 Year Old Marsala Finish Exclusive to The Whisky Exchange

£94.95

Bottled exclusively for The Whisky Exchange, this Seattle single malt was made at the innovative Westland distillery. Showcasing its signature five-malt mashbill, it was finished in an ex-Marsala cask for almost three years, resulting in layers of sweet dried fruit, toasted nuts and citrus oil on the palate. It showcases Westland distillery’s signature five malt mashbill aged for five years in new American oak and finished for just shy of three years in a fresh Marsala cask. The influence of this sweet Sicilian wine shows itself with notes of sticky dried fruit and toasted nuts, Italian pastries and citrus oils. Since its founding in 2010, Westland has become a champion of provenance in grain and oak and a leader in the emerging American single malt movement.

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Westland 2014 7 Year Old Marsala Finish - Exclusive to The Whisky Exchange

As well as embracing innovation in distilling, Westland has held onto some of the traditional elements of single malt production in Scotland. One of the most obvious is the casks used to mature its whiskey, which are not governed by the same strict regulations as America’s bourbon producers. This specially-selected whiskey was first matured in American oak, before being moved to an ex-Marsala cask for three years, the sweet wine from Sicily imparting layers of fruit, sticky pastries and rich nuttiness that compliment Westland’s creamy character.