Westland Distillery

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Location Seattle, Washington
Coordinates 47°34′36″N122°20′05″W / 47.5766°N 122.3347°W / 47.5766; -122.3347
OwnerRémy Cointreau
Founded2011 (2011)
FounderMatt Hofmann
Emerson Lamb
ArchitectUrbanadd, Upward Architecture
StatusActive
Water source Cedar River watershed
No. of stills2
Capacity7,570 litres (2,000 US gal)
5,670 litres (1,500 US gal)
Website westlanddistillery.com
Flagship
Age(s)40 months
Cask type(s)
  • Cooper’s Reserve New American Oak
  • Cooper’s Reserve Used American Oak
  • First Fill Ex-Bourbon
  • First Fill Ex-Oloroso Hogsheads and Butts
  • Second Fill Ex-Oloroso Hogsheads and Butts
ABV 46% (92 proof)
CharacteristicsNose: Custard filling, marionberry compote, maple brittle, toasted marshmallow.
Palate: Almond nougat, crème brûlée, black tea, white flower petals, malted milk balls.
Solum Edition 3
Age(s)48 months
Cask type(s)
  • 2nd Fill Cooper’s Reserve American Oak (68%)
  • Cooper’s Reserve New American Oak (32%)
ABV 50% (100 proof)
CharacteristicsNose: Vanilla custard, pralines, grilled pineapple, croissant.
Palate: Toasted sourdough, cedar, baked pear, candied ginger.
Colere Edition 4
Age(s)71 months
Cask type(s)
  • 2nd Fill Cooper’s Reserve (Heavy Toast / Light Char) (47.5%)
  • 2nd Fill Cooper’s Select (Light Toast / Heavy Char) (47.5%)
  • 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon (5%)
ABV 50% (100 proof)
CharacteristicsNose: Pear skin, dried apricot, light brown sugar, croissant, fresh tangerine
Palate: Apple turnover, dried fruit mix, cocoa butter, jasmine green tea.
Garryana Edition 9
Age(s)5 years
Cask type(s)
  • Virgin Quercus garryana
  • First Fill ex-Bourbon
  • First Fill Ex-Oloroso Butt
ABV 46% (92 proof)
CharacteristicsNose: Burnt marshmallow, biscuit, mocha, almond cream.
Palate: Ground clove, cinnamon stick, peppermint tea, bread pudding.
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Westland Distillery

Westland Distillery is a distillery in Seattle. Their Garryana single malt whiskey was placed third best in the world in a 2023 blind taste test conducted by Whisky Advocate magazine. [1] Garryana is aged in barrels made from Pacific Northwest native Garry oak, Quercus garryana . [2] The company has a farm for experimental craft malting barley varieties in the Skagit Valley, north of Seattle, as well as purchasing barley from Skagit Valley Malting there. [3]

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Theft

In July 2025, Westland Distillery was the victim of a sophisticated theft where a truck went to the Burlington, Washington warehouse with apparently valid documents and drove off with ten-year old Garryana and other whiskeys worth at least $924,000. The incident was investigated by the Skagit County Sheriff in August, and reported to the public in September. [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Seattle distillery makes history after whiskey ranks 3rd in the world". Seattle: KIRO-TV. December 14, 2023. Archived from the original on December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ Jonah Flicker (January 13, 2023). "One of America's Best Single Malt Whiskey Distillers Just Revealed Details About Its February Release". Robb Report . Archived from the original on December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ JACQUELINE (August 27, 2021). "Distillery opens whiskey facility to continue work with barley in Skagit County". Skagit Valley Herald . Archived from the original on December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  4. ↑ Vinh, Tan (September 25, 2025). "Award-winning Washington state distillery says thieves took 12,000 whiskey bottles". The Seattle Times– via The Chronicle (Centralia, Washington).
  5. ↑ Boone, Rebecca (September 27, 2025). "Thieves steal $1M worth in craft whiskey from Washington distillery". AP News. Associated Press.


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