SEATTLE, November 11, 2024 – On the heels of achieving #3 in Whisky Advocate’s Top 20 Whiskies in 2023 with the eighth edition of Garryana American Single Malt, Westland Whiskey is thrilled to welcome the ninth edition of Garryana American Single Malt (50%ABV, 700ml, $149.99 SRP; 6,600 bottles). Released annually, the Garryana expressions showcase the provenance of the Pacific Northwest through the use of Quercus garryana, a rare oak indigenous to the region, and is the founding expression of Westland’s Outpost Range, which celebrates the central ingredients that comprise single malt whiskey - barley, peat and oak. In anticipation of the excitement for the next edition of Garryana, this newest version will first be available for purchase exclusively at the Seattle distillery on Saturday, November 9. Beginning Monday, November 11, Garryana Edition 9 can be purchased via Westland’s online shop, and will arrive at retailers nationwide beginning Friday, November 15.  

Exploration is at the heart of all that Westland produces; the ninth edition of Garryana American Single Malt is no exception. Garryana Edition 9 builds on the success of the eighth edition by continuing to explore the unique, spice-driven characteristics of Garryana casks, balanced with Spanish Sherry, for the first time introducing Oloroso casks in contrast with PX casks in past editions.

“Garryana Edition 9 contrasts and comments on its predecessor,” says Shane Armstrong, Westland’s Master Blender. “Full-term Oloroso Butts were used and draw an entirely different portrait than the PX of past versions. The dry and oxidized style of Oloroso shows up in a nuanced savory aspect, providing an accentuating conduit for Garry Oak’s direct current. This combination is a first for us and based on how this shaped up - it won’t be the last.”

TASTING NOTES:
Nose: Burnt marshmallow, biscuit, mocha, almond cream
Palate: Ground clove, cinnamon stick, faint peppermint, bread pudding

SPECIFICATIONS:
Total Bottles: 6,600
Minimum Maturation Time: 60 Months
Grain Bill: Washington Select Pale Malt, Munich Malt, Extra Special Malt, Pale Chocolate Malt, Brown Malt,
Cask Types:

●      Virgin Garryana Oak

●      First Fill Ex-Bourbon

●      First Fill Ex-Oloroso Butt


Westland’s Outpost Range of American Single Malt Whiskeys features three limited-edition expressions that are released annually – Garryana, Colere, and Solum. As a pioneer of the category and a founding member of the American Single Malt Whiskey Commission, Westland has pushed for the final ratification of the category from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), which is expected to be announced this fall.

For information about Westland, please visit www.westlanddistillery.com. High-resolution images and limited-quantity samples are available upon request.

About Westland Distillery
Founded in 2010 and acquired by Remy-Cointreau in 2017, Seattle’s Westland Distillery brings a new and uniquely American voice to the world of single malt whiskey by exploring possibilities that have been ignored for generations. Along the way, Westland has been recognized as the country’s leading producer of American Single Malt Whiskey and founded the formal establishment of the emerging American Single Malt Whiskey category by starting the American Single Malt Whiskey Commission. While the distillery uses the same basic ingredients and processes used for centuries by traditional Old World single malt producers, it does not simply seek to replicate the results of its Scottish predecessors. Instead, Westland works to create whiskeys that reflect the distinct qualities of its time, place, and culture in the Pacific Northwest. All of Westland’s expressions are distilled at the Seattle distillery from 100% malted barley and fermented with a unique Belgian Saison brewer’s yeast before maturing in one of a variety of cask types, including new American oak, ex-Bourbon, ex-Sherry, and Garry Oak, to name a few.