Season 13 · Episode 3
Westward Cask Strength rides American single malt whiskey boom
Westward American Single Malt Whiskey head blender and distiller, Miles Munroe, discusses Westward's new cask strength expression, along with recent developments in American whiskey.
Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson
May 30, 202237m 59s
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Show Notes
A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, vodka tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more.
Back in Season Four of the show, we met Thomas Mooney, co-founder and CEO of Westward American Single Malt Whiskey.
Westward is brewed like a pale ale, distilled like a traditional single malt and aged in new American oak, like a bourbon.
The emphasis on the brewing stage of the process came naturally for Westward’s other founder, Cristian Krogstad, and head blender and distiller, Miles Munroe, both of whom come from a brewing background.
I caught up with Miles while he was in Sydney recently to launch Westward’s new cask strength expression, which follows a series of releases that have proven very popular in Australia, Westward’s biggest market outside the US.
This is a special episode of Drinks Adventures, produced with the support of Westward Whiskey, which is made in Oregon, USA.
And I started this conversation by asking Miles whether the American single malt whiskey scene had progressed since we met Thomas in 2019.
More must-listen episodes:
Tags: gin, distilling, distillery, distiller, liquor, craft spirits, cocktail, cocktails, drink, drinks, wine, winemaking, winemaker, viticulture, beer, craft beer, brewing, agave, tequila, mezcal, bartender, bartenders, sommelier, sommeliers, cicerone, whisky, whiskey, cognac, bourbon, vodka, vineyard, mixology
Back in Season Four of the show, we met Thomas Mooney, co-founder and CEO of Westward American Single Malt Whiskey.
Westward is brewed like a pale ale, distilled like a traditional single malt and aged in new American oak, like a bourbon.
The emphasis on the brewing stage of the process came naturally for Westward’s other founder, Cristian Krogstad, and head blender and distiller, Miles Munroe, both of whom come from a brewing background.
I caught up with Miles while he was in Sydney recently to launch Westward’s new cask strength expression, which follows a series of releases that have proven very popular in Australia, Westward’s biggest market outside the US.
This is a special episode of Drinks Adventures, produced with the support of Westward Whiskey, which is made in Oregon, USA.
And I started this conversation by asking Miles whether the American single malt whiskey scene had progressed since we met Thomas in 2019.
More must-listen episodes:
- Two Paddocks wine with Sam Neill, pinot noir obsessive: S6E6
- Wine critic Jancis Robinson on the changing world of wine: S4E4
- Brewing historian Tara Nurin, and beer sensory expert Briony Liebich: S11E6
- Cocktails meet coffee with Mr Black Spirits: S8E5
Tags: gin, distilling, distillery, distiller, liquor, craft spirits, cocktail, cocktails, drink, drinks, wine, winemaking, winemaker, viticulture, beer, craft beer, brewing, agave, tequila, mezcal, bartender, bartenders, sommelier, sommeliers, cicerone, whisky, whiskey, cognac, bourbon, vodka, vineyard, mixology