{"product_id":"westward-9-year-american-hazmalt-single-malt-whiskey","title":"Westward 9 Year American Hazmalt Single Malt Whiskey","description":"\u003cp\u003eWestward 9 Year \"American Hazmalt\" is a cask strength American single malt whiskey bottled at a jaw-dropping 140.55 proof (70.275% ABV), aged 9 years and 10 months in oak. Built for collectors and high-proof enthusiasts alike, this release delivers concentrated malt character, deep roasted flavors, and serious barrel intensity that only comes from nearly a decade of patient aging. If you've been chasing HAZMAT-strength bottles, this one earns its name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWestward Whiskey, out of Portland, Oregon, has built its reputation on treating American single malt with the same reverence brewers give craft beer — using pot-distilled malted barley and a distinctly West Coast approach to whiskey making. 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