Westward
Westward began in Portland in 2004, founded by Christian Krogstad and Thomas Mooney at House Spirits Distillery. From the start it was built around the idea of making American single malt through a Pacific Northwest lens, drawing as much from local brewing culture as from traditional whisky-making. In 2015, Westward opened a larger Portland distillery, which Diageo described at the time as making it the largest independent distiller of American single malt.
Westward began in Portland in 2004, founded by Christian Krogstad and Thomas Mooney at House Spirits Distillery. From the start it was built around the idea of making American single malt through a Pacific Northwest lens, drawing as much from local brewing culture as from traditional whisky-making. In 2015, Westward opened a larger Portland distillery, which Diageo described at the time as making it the largest independent distiller of American single malt.
