In honor of Garryana 3|1 being named American Single Malt Whiskey of the Year we pulled this episode from the archives. Our time caring for this property with Forterra is now entering its third year and the excitement from our first visit hasn't diminished a bit. We hope you enjoy.Learn more about the award winning American Single Malt Garryana 3|1.

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Bonus Episode: Garry Oak Restoration Project

Peat Week is a celebration of the world's oldest style of single malt. Annually we host events, release a festival bottling, and turn our attention to a whiskey style we both love and produce. If you haven't been to Peat Week, what are you waiting for? Join us January 22-26 for the fifth annual festival.Information and tickets at www.PeatWeek.com

Blending: Peat Week Edition

Based on the results of our early work with Garry Oak, we’re investing more and more into the Native Oak Series. But now we are confronted with the reality of the present. Because this oak is so rare and so difficult to find, no system has been built for it. With our plans expanding to 500 casks over the next five years, we now need a minimum of 50,000 board feet of Garry Oak. So, we must architect the system and create the economy. This begins by developing relationships close to the source so we can be alerted to any raw oak that becomes available.Read more about the Hunt for Garry Oak and the watch the video here.

The Hunt for Garry Oak

Resources from this episode:Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture: https://www.stonebarnscenter.org/The Third Plate: https://www.thethirdplate.com/

Jack Algiere

One of the great joys that comes with a new challenge like Garry oak is the sense of discovery, a learning process that stretches over the course of years or decades. The timeline for whiskey-making deserves its own scale. Unlike trades where the feedback is immediate, whiskey is the practice of true patience. Our first Garry oak casks were matured for more than three years and the results from those five casks, rather than conclusively revealing what the wood is about, merely raised more questions and provokes us to explore further. This may seem deflating to you, but for us this is what makes our profession so exciting. The possibility of endless learning, at a pace that’s largely out of our control and increasingly out of step with society, when everything else seems to be heading in the other direction, provides a fundamental satisfaction that feels real and human.To read more about the Native Oak Series please visit our website. Each release features film, photography and essays for your enjoyment. Links to each release are listed below.Garryana 1|1Garryana 2|1Garryana 3|1

Discovering Garry Oak

The podcast that leaves old world convention behind to explore new possibilities in single malt whiskey. Written and produced by Westland Distillery located in Seattle, WA.

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Brave New Tradition

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