Tasting notes

nose

fresh mint, cedar and sandalwood, buttered pastry and light caramel

palate

dried cherry and apricot, coconut cream, warming spice and vanilla wafer

finish

hazelnut and vanilla oak with fresh cream, mint lingering alongside more cherry

Mash bill

100% malted barley. All three barrels in this release hold Westward's all-malt whiskey, brewed as an ale and double distilled; the spread of ages, from 5 to 12 years, is what sets the bottling apart.

Why it's craft

Trinity of Casks brings together just three barrels, aged from 5 to 12 years, and holds the oldest whiskey Westward had released at the time. Every barrel was brewed, distilled and aged by Westward in Portland, where it has made single malt for more than two decades.