Westland’s Native Oak Series returns for 2019. With this month’s release of Garryana Edition 4|1, Westland again reveals more about how the very rare Quercus garryan oak contributes to the flavor profile of single malt whiskey.
While this release includes some casks traditionally used in whiskey-making, such as first-fill ex-rye and bourbon casks, the spotlight is squarely on the marriage of Garry oak and Pedro Ximenez Sherry casks. For the fourth installment of Garryana, Master Distiller Matt Hofmann and Blender Shane Armstrong wanted to explore whether these two rich and assertive flavors could live together in a single whiskey.
“This year’s release continues our inquiry and plants yet another marker in unchartered territory that still seems to have no horizon,” says Hofmann. “We sought to find out what happens when two of the deepest wells of flavor combine in one bottle.”
Just 3,750 bottles of Garryana 4|1 will be available in limited distribution globally.
