Raising Glasses Westland Single Cask Bloom 8 Year Old American Whiskey
Raising Glasses is a rum bottler with a whiskey habit, and Bloom is the proof: a single cask of Westland Distillery's pale malt whiskey from Seattle, distilled in February 2015 and bottled in November 2023 after more than eight years in a Pedro Ximenez sherry cask. Bottled at a natural 59% ABV with no additives, no colouring and no chill filtration, cask #2478 is pure Pacific Northwest single malt through a sherry lens. It is a standout in our American whiskey collection.
- Distillery: Westland Distillery, Seattle, Washington
- Distilled: February 2015 · Age: 8 years · Bottled: November 2023
- ABV: 59% (118 proof) cask strength · Size: 750mL
- Cask: Single cask #2478, Pedro Ximenez sherry
- Grain: Pale malt · No additives, no colour, non-chill filtered
The Story
Westland helped define American single malt — malt whiskey made in America with a brewer's grain palette and a Northwest sense of place. Bloom is Volume 3 of Raising Glasses' Seattle Music Series, a run of Westland casks honouring the city's musical legends; this one tips its hat to Kurt Cobain, and the label's flaming guitar says the rest. An independent bottler crossing categories for a cask this good is exactly the spirit behind our Rare & Top Shelf collection.
Tasting Notes
Figs, oatmeal and mincemeat — ripe autumn fruits wrapped in PX richness — over Westland's malty, chocolate-leaning core. The cask strength palate is full and warming, finishing on dried fruit and sweet spice.
How to Enjoy
Neat first; a splash of water opens the sherry fruit. Bourbon drinkers crossing into single malt will find the PX cask a familiar bridge — compare it with the sherry-influenced pours in our bourbon whiskey collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bloom a single malt?
Yes — it is a single cask of Westland's pale malt American single malt whiskey, distilled in Seattle in February 2015.
What cask was it aged in?
Cask #2478, a Pedro Ximenez sherry cask, for over eight years — hence the fig and mincemeat richness.
Is it cask strength?
Yes, bottled at its natural 59% ABV with no additives, no added colour and no chill filtration.
Seattle single malt, sherry cask and all — available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.