When it comes to single malt whisky, some look no further than the 130-plus Scotch distilleries, guardians of an industry with a half-millennia history. However, for a little over a decade, a site in Seattle has been treading new ground, breaking with the American tradition of bourbon and rye and reshaping the Scottish tradition in its own image. Starting in 2010 with its core range of three single malts, Westland has since expanded and experimented with a series of unique bottlings. Here, cofounder and master distiller Matt Hofmann explains how localism and the spirit of the West Coast pione...