American Single Malt Finally Gets Its Day In The Sun
The TTB has just announced proposed guidelines for American single malt. What happens now?
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American Single Malt
35 Years on Forty Creek (Episode 963: July 31, 2022)
Forty Creek master blender Bill Ashburn celebrated his 35th anniversary in the whisky business this week, and he’s one of those blenders content to stay out of the spotlight most of the time. Ashburn and John Hall put Canadian Whisky on a new course in 2000 when they released the Forty Creek Barrel Select and Three Grain whiskies, and Ashburn’s whiskies have won countless awards since then. He’ll join us on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, we have details on the U.S. government’s proposal to create an official definition for American Single Malt whiskies, along with Beam Suntory’s Read More »
TTB Issuing Proposed Standards for American Single Malts
July 28, 2022 – American single malt whisky distillers are finally getting the recognition they’ve sought from the U.S. government for the last six years. Tomorrow, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) will publish its proposed standards for American single malts in the Federal Register and open a 60-day public comment period. The proposed standard comes nearly 5 years after Seattle’s Westland Distillery and other members of the American Single Malt Whisky Commission filed petitions with the TTB to create a “standard of identity,” or official definition of American single malts. Westland co-founder Matt Hofmann told WhiskyCast the Read More »
Westland American Single Malt Review
Westland American Single Malt is the classic Westland, the one that started it all. Made from their “signature five-malt barley” mash, this whiskey captured my attention the first time I had it. Which, if I remember right, was at the 2017 Whisky Extravaganza in Los Angeles. I snagged a glass of this American Oak Single […]
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6 American Single Malt Whiskeys to Try Now
These bottles, all reviewed in the Summer 2022 issue, highlight the diversity within American single malts.
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Westland Peated
My favourite of the Heritage range expressions which have grown slowly over the range. Plenty of peat influence and smoke but also some estery fruits which complement well. 84/100
Westland Sherry Wood
Plenty of fruit and spice delivered from the sherry wood, perhaps a touch medicated tasting with cherry cough drops. European oak wood flavours dominate the palate. 83/100
Westland American Oak
Oak heavy and perhaps a touch bourbon-esque in terms of wood influence with an added cereal depth from the malt. Ginger and orange predominate, a classic taste combination but with added complexity from both spirit and wood. Yes easily the equal of sco…
Stranahan’s Sherry Cask 008 Review
Stranahan’s Sherry Cask 008 is the fourth batch I’ve had since first trying it at the 2018 Stranahan’s Cask Thief event and I have to say… it keeps getting better. It’s getting more dialed in, more robust and multi-facted. It’s becoming one heck of a whiskey and as far as I’m concerned, it’s the best […]
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Stranahan’s Blue Peak Review
The Stranahan’s Blue Peak is something they were working on when I toured the Stranahan’s Distillery a couple of years ago. Rob eluded to a new project and how they were looking at Soleras and some other experiments. I figured everything he was talking about would be for Snowflake releases, but I figured wrong. Blue […]
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