Seattle-based Westland Whiskey has unveiled the 10th edition of its limited annual Garryana American Single Malt, marking the distillery’s first-ever age-statement release. The 10-year-old whiskey is aged in rare Quercus garryana oak and will be available for a suggested retail price of US$149.99.
This new expression is bottled at 100-proof (50% ABV) and is limited to an estimated 4,608 bottles.
The whiskey was matured using a grain bill of Westland’s Signature Five Malt and Washington Pale Malts. Its maturation took place in a combination of first- and second-fill Garry oak casks, with supporting aging in Pedro Ximénez, rum, and ex-Bourbon barrels.
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READ THE STORYShane Armstrong, Westland’s master blender, has led the Garryana series since its inception.
“There is a magic to working with an oak species unique to our region,” Armstrong said. “Each edition seeks a supporting cast to concentrate or contrast. This release, our very first to boast an age statement, represents refinement over time, a small gesture to all those tasks tallied in service of something new.”
According to the official notes from the brand, the whiskey has a nose of “mulled wine with clove, walnut fudge brownie, [and] lemon Danish pastry.”
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The palate is said to deliver notes of “s’mores, dehydrated strawberry, toasted cumin seed, [and] blood orange.”
The Garryana series has received critical acclaim since its debut in 2015, with the eighth edition securing the number three spot on Whisky Advocate’s Top 20 Whiskies list in 2023.
Earlier this year, Garryana made headlines for a different reason when a large portion of the inventory was stolen. The value of the lost whiskey adds up to around $1 million. As such, the remaining 4,608 bottles are immediately more precious, and the allocation more limited.
Westland Whiskey has been a prominent advocate for the American Single Malt category. The distillery was a founding member of the American Single Malt Whiskey Commission, which campaigned for federal standards of identity for the style.
In 2024, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) officially established the formal definition and rules for American Single Malt Whiskey, creating a legally recognized category for the growing spirit style. It was formally ratified in January this year.
