ABV |
50% |
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Aging |
4 years 1 month 2 days; Multiple casks |
Recipe |
100% Malted Barley |
Distiller | Waterford (Waterford, Ireland) |
Waterford distillery is a single malt distillery in Waterford, Ireland that is focused on terroir - the land where the grain is grown - more than any other distillery in the world. They are a connoisseur’s dream. Every single thing you could think of - down to when the grain was harvested, and by whom - you can find out on their website for each bottling that uses barley from a single harvest of a single farm. It’s brilliant - you can even listen to the sounds of a typical day at the field where it was grown! For instance, enter in the code on my bottle - F013E01-02 and have a blast at https://waterfordwhisky.com/teireoir .
People, unsurprisingly, are all over this new distillery. I myself have tasted bottles from a number of different farms/releases - they are all different, and have barley at the core. How is this one?…
Review (2019)
Batch: Ballymorgan Edition 1.2
Bottling Code: teireoir code: F013E01-02
Bottling Date: 2020
The nose is just incredible – sharp, rich barley – in every crevice. On the nose, it’s immediately a connoisseur dram. It is such a pure display of barley, and there are some incredible farmy notes which are very attractive – think fresh hay, also wet hay, earth wet with rain, and the rich round notes from fermenting malt and bread. There is light fruit, too – pear, peach, yellow apples – and some nice notes of clove. If you aren’t sold on the complexity of the nose, just add some water. The palate follows on form the nose, maybe with a greater emphasis on stewed stone fruit and fresh peaches than the nose. Great custard character and bright orchard fruit. The balance is impeccable, although it is still notably youthful and not quite rounded. The finish brings about a flourish of tannins, white pepper, pears, and baking spice. And so much barley!
It is no wonder that connoisseurs are going nuts over this stuff…a real connoisseur’s dram if you like barley.
Very Highly Recommended (19% of all whiskies I’ve reviewed to date get this recommendation or higher).
Value: Average against the market for $100. Actually, right on. My score considers an “average” rating for a $100 whisky as 90/100 which gives it an average score. But, this is pretty unique for an “average” value whisky - I must say.