I tasted the Westy clone last night as I was bottling my holiday ale. It's getting better! The alcohol aroma and flavor is becoming more subdued and I'm not getting the cidery flavors any more. It's surprising what two weeks of conditioning will do. I'm not sure if my clone is going to end up close to the real thing but I think it's gonna be good! It tastes a bit more attenuated than last time, although there's still a fair amount of sweetness. I didn't take a gravity reading. The most striking difference from Westy so far is that the clone is the color of a single-malt scotch and crystal clear (see picture to the right) rather than dark brown and hazy.