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Classification: American Single Malt Finished in PX Sherry Casks
Company: Westward Whiskey
Distillery: Westward Whiskey
Release Date: March 2026
Proof: 100
Age: NAS (Aged at least 4 years per TTB regulations)
Mashbill: 100% Malted Barley
Color: Bronze
SRP: $100 / 750mL (2026)
Heavy malted barley | Orange rind | Nutmeg | Oatmeal | Faint cherry bitters | Dried fig | Aged oak
Orange syrup | Chewy malted barley | Fruit cocktail cherry | Raisin | Baking spices
Baking spices | Faint malted barley | Oatmeal bar | Aged oak | Touch of breakfast syrup | Light chocolate
The first release of Westward Whiskey’s 2026 club releases finds the brand focusing on a malted barley and fruit-forward sip thanks to its PX sherry barrel finish.
Westward Whiskey is located in Portland, Oregon, and specializes in American single malts. Their whiskeys offer a distinct underlying flavor profile, with releases varying by age, proof, and finishing type. While the distillery has utilized sherry casks for finishing in the past, including an Oloroso Sherry Cask release, this is the first time they’ve utilized PX sherry casks. Part of their Westward Whiskey Club release series, the company sourced Pedro Ximénez Sherry casks from Spain that previously aged PX Naranja, which is Pedro Ximénez wine matured with organic Seville orange peels. While no age statement is located on the bottle or on their website, Westward states that the whiskey was 5 years old before being finished for an additional 20 months.
Fans of Westward Whiskey will instantly be at home the moment they raise the glass to their nose. The aroma is emboldened by a heavy malted barley scent that is joined by scents of orange rind, oatmeal, and dried fig, among others. The midpoint brings about fruit-focused flavors with baking spices providing contrast. However, the fruit notes abruptly evaporate as the finish begins, and the whiskey pivots to baking spices, aged oak, and a thicker oatmeal note, in the form of an oatmeal bar.
Westward Whiskey traditionally puts out good-to-great American single malts, and Westward Whiskey PX Sherry Cask falls more into the former. While the whiskey leans a little too much into its malted barley and oatmeal flavors at times, the time spent in the PX sherry finishing barrel is evident, as a fruity contrast can be tasted throughout. Those who enjoy a malt-forward and fruit-focused American single malt will be pleased with this release.
The American single malt in review is bottle number 2204.
