The nose is an evocative and intriguing mix of barley, smoke and a touch of fruit. Medium body, with a medium amount of peat. Contemplative and somewhat chewy, the effects are smoothed out with a splash of branch water or a large rock of ice. We are reminded of a gentle Speyside Scotch, but yet, the spirit is quite in the Irish mould. As with each Waterford release, we applaud their attention to detail and for bringing back the long lost Irish art of peated whiskey.
About this bottle
This single malt from Waterford was crafted with both Irish-grown barley and Irish-harvested peat. It is one of two releases for 2022 in Waterford's Arcadian Farm Origins Series. Each of the two single malts used barley grown in Co. Carlow from a single farm, in this case from Ballybanon, while the peat was harvested from Co. Kildare. For this release, the barley was peated to 47ppm. It was distilled in 2019 and matured in a variety of casks as follows: 39% first-fill US oak, 21% virgin US oak, 21% French oak and 19% Vin Doux Naturel casks. This bottling has a global availability of 11,500 bottles with the US getting its allocation in October 2022. (SRP $99.99)
Reviews
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Assez tourbé au départ, avec quelques bananes, citrons et pommes. Un peu fumé également. Finale en céréales, notes huileuses, une subtile pointe salée et des herbes sèches. Le tout contient une légère amertume herbacée. Dans l’ensemble, je pense que qu'il est un petit peu cher pour ce qu’il offre mais ça reste quelque chose qui se boit très bien.
Excellent Irish whiskey tourbé (47 ppm) dont l'orge provient de la seule et unique ferme locale Ballybanon. Notes céréalières et vanille se ressentent egalement et bien que tres presente, la tourbe s'intègre très finement avec beaucoup de fraicheur et donnant envie d'y revenir. Belle longueur et notes cendrées en finale. Délicieux.
Nose is deep earth mixed with sea salt, brine and oil. Musty notes of malted apple. Palate is extremely earthy and dusty, sweetness lingering in the back with beautiful smoky aromas. Grassy peat.
Tourbe ferme bof
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