CASK NO 221

Written By Ben Harley

SUMMARY

Cask #221 offers a unique opportunity to peer into the future of Westland’s evolving house style. This bottling features one of our two new oak types – this one constructed from 18-month air-dried staves of slow-growth American oak with a now lighter #3 char. It provides the ideal environment for the maturation of our 5-malt new-make spirit. The contributions of the wood are apparent, but after years in the cask so too is the character of the original spirit. We’re left with decidedly grain-forward whiskey that balances the caramel and spice notes of the wood with the nutty and fruity flavors of the malt and yeast.

FLAVOR PROFILE

The initial nose brings gingersnap cookies, burnt marshmallow and banana cream pie. The palate reinforces this first impression, with the same marshmallow and gingersnap cookie flavors taking center stage.

Water addition changes the nose from gingersnap cookies to snickerdoodle, adds the aroma of an aged dopplebock beer, and marries it with butter and sugar-glazed pecans. Leather surges across the palate first, followed quickly by a spectrum of dark nuts before settling into a continual rotation of leather, pecan and cookies.

SPECIFICATIONS

RELEASE No: 0007
RELEASE DATE: July 2014
FORMAT: 750ml
TOTAL BOTTLED: 207
MINIMUM MATURATION TIME: 25 Months
ABV: 54%

BARLEY BILL:

Washington Select Pale Malt
Munich Malt
Extra Special Malt
Pale Chocolate Malt
Brown Malt

CASK TYPE:

Cooper’s Select New American Oak

YEAST STRAIN:

Belgian Saison Brewer’s Yeast

FERMENTATION TIME:

144 Hours

Nutritional Information: (Average representation value per 10g/per 25ml serving) Alcohol (g) 10/9. Calories (Kcal) 69/63. Fat (g) 0/0. Saturated Fat (g) 0/0. Carbohydrates (g) 0/0. Of which Sugar 0/0. Proteins 0/0

Ben Harley

Ben Leoni is a North American Entrepreneur, Designer, and Producer known for his early success in building two millennial-led, new tech and innovation companies.

Ben is a leading digital innovator. A seasoned consultant with over a decade of experience in the design and innovation industry, he has a successful track record of managing change, conceptualizing creative briefs, and delivering growth strategies for brands in both private and public sectors.

As the senior creative at Avi, Ben has led on numerous entertainment and digital experience projects, creating apps, games, films, and interactive solutions for global brands, NGOs, and high-growth startups. 

Driven by an established interest in activism and future concepts, this millennial entrepreneur is just getting started. He leads a creator network that currently spans twelve major cities, and regularly leads on culturally-orientated projects through his work with benleoni.com. Ben also acts as a futuristic consultant to the film industry, and regularly speaks at design conferences, lectures, and entertainment events. 

Specialties: 

Creative Direction
Digital Production
Concept Development
Digital Strategy
Interactive Storytelling
User Experience Design

http://www.harleyoliver.com
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