Tasting notes·Heimatverein Wünnenberg e.V.
Westheimer Bier-Whisky
The Wünnenberg Heritage Association takes care of preserving the history of the town of Wünnenberg. In the cellar of the small Fachwerkhaus, which the association calls its home, stands a small copper still. Every now and then, whisky is also distilled there. The nearby Westheimer Brewery supplies a small amount of their beer mash for this purpose. From this, the association produces its own house-made “Bier-Whisky”. Today we are tasting the bottling from 2023. According to the label, it's a genuine Single Barrel Malt with a Bordeaux Wood Finish, bottled at a wonderful 46% - so definitely not overly diluted. In conversation, they reveal to us its age: the whisky has spent 3 years maturing in wooden casks.
The panel
Mean 65.0 · spread 0
Value for money 4/5
- Distillery
- Heimatverein Wünnenberg e.V.
- Type
- Single Malt
- Country
- Germany
- Strength
- 46% ABV
- Character
- mellow
Tasting
Nose
The aroma is fruity but also herbaceous. We detect a herbal note. This harmonizes nicely with the fruity aromas of black cherries, red grapes, and dried plums. There's also a slight maltiness and a hidden hint of jerky.
Palate
The mouthfeel is creamy and spicy right away. Here we still strongly feel the distillery character - typical for such a young whisky. However, the aromas of the nose pleasantly continue on the palate. Herbal with a hint of red wine, rounded off by something unique that reminds us most of sandalwood.
Finish
The finish is medium-long with spicy oak. However, there is no trace of any ethanol sharpness or metallic note here either. Rounded and smooth, there is also a reminiscence of the raw spirit in the mouth later on.
Verdicts
Marcel
There’s a lot of passion and craftsmanship poured into this – the Westheimer Beer Whisky is charmingly unpolished and delivers genuine drinking pleasure with its fruity and spicy notes. Sure, it’s not a groundbreaking masterpiece, but that’s exactly what makes it likable and honest. For a brief detour into the region, it’s definitely a little gem not to be missed.
Sascha
The Westheimer Beer Whisky shows a solid balance between fruity and spicy aromas, with the youthful maturation clearly noticeable and not fully masking the distillery character. The structure is quite straightforward, with a medium-length, soft finish free of any harshness – a respectable result for a three-year Bordeaux cask finish. Its value for money and regional character make this malt an interesting example of artisanal small-batch production.
What it is worth
No auction record for this distillery, so we cannot tell you what this bottle is worth. We would rather say that than guess.