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Most barrels hold one or two things before they're retired. This one held Westward single malt for four years, then Aviation Old Tom gin for a year, then an IPA from Breakside Brewery, a few miles down the road, for 10 months. After all that, Westward filled it with two-year-old single malt and left it for four more years. The barrel's nickname is the Switchback.
Every fill leaves something in the wood. The tasting notes read like the barrel's résumé: honey and malt, then botanicals and spearmint, then a hazy-IPA, warm-sourdough finish that's hard to place until you know the story.
It came out as a single-barrel pick. The panel almost missed it: they were waiting on a ride to the airport when Westward's blender asked if they wanted to try anything else, and they went straight for the barrel everyone had been talking about the night before. Their verdict was that it's "a creation that will never be made again." One barrel, one bottling.
At 119.05 proof, start with a small pour and a few drops of water.
Poured by Whiskey-of-the-Month Club Enthusiast members in September 2026.
Why would a whiskey barrel hold gin and beer?
Used barrels get passed around. Gin and beer both pick up flavor from the wood and leave some of their own behind. When whiskey goes back into that barrel, it picks up traces of everything that came before.
How old is it?
There's no age statement. The whiskey went in at two years old and aged four more in this barrel.
Will there be more?
No. It's one barrel, and the selection panel called it a one-off.
