Eire’s Waterford Distillery splashed on the whisky scene in 2020 with its terroir-focused Single Farm Origin releases, a slew of which have hit the cabinets since we first appeared in on them. Their Natural Gaia launch shortly after was the distillery’s first mix of distilled barleys from varied farms, though it was restricted to solely a handful of licensed natural producers. Now, the distillery has unveiled what it calls the “definitive Waterford Whisky,” a flagship mix dubbed The Cuvée. Per the distillery:
We rigorously apply the traditional terroir methodology to immediately’s verdant panorama of Eire, house of the world’s best barley. Now for the primary time in single malt whisky – unashamedly impressed by the legendary châteaux of France – we attain the apogee of this radical philosophy.
Our distillery, the technological marvel we name the Facilitator, allows us to create elite whisky – farm by farm, terroir by terroir. State-of-the-art gear marries with historic information, domestically grown Irish barley with prolonged fermentations, unhurried distillation & an array of outstanding oak. It has offered a novel library of Single Farm Origins – every expressing its personal id, its personal voice.
This unprecedented spectrum of flavours should now attain its crescendo: now we have celebrated & explored the singles; now we produce our extra immersive idea album. For layered collectively on this cerebral fusion of flavours, these element Waterford Whiskies come collectively, culminating in our final expertise: textured, advanced & compelling.
Are you able to inform they’re enthusiastic about this one? Let’s see if you ought to be, too.
Instantly, the aroma goes straight to soil. It’s not muddy or mineral heavy, however there’s a contemporary, dry earth observe that saturates the aroma at first. A little bit of candy, biscuity malt arrives as issues open up after which numerous orchard fruit, waxy and just a little underripe. The palate is much less earthy with wealthy, candy malts on the outset adopted by sweet apple, a little bit of citrus, ginger snaps, and juicy grapefruit. A lightweight, peppery spice turns to clove chewing gum because the end arrives with a beneficiant heat and lingering notes of tinned pears, cinnamon stick, and a few dried crimson berries. From earlier expertise with a handful of Single Farm Origin releases, I can confidently say that Waterford has managed to create a whisky right here that’s larger than the sum of its components. Properly accomplished.
100 proof.
A- / $105 / waterfordwhisky.com
Waterford Distillery The Cuvée
$105
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