Waterford Organic GAIA 2.1 Irish Single Malt 50%

Waterford Organic GAIA 2.1 is part of Waterford Distillery's Arcadian range. In their Arcadian series, whiskey made with barley from fields cultivated organically and/or biodynamically is released.

THE HEAD DISTILLER AT WATERFORD DISTILLERY DESCRIBES THIS WHISKEY LIKE THIS:

Appearance: Golden peach with thick texture.

Fragrance: Orange peel, fresh soil, bread crust, brown sugar, milk chocolate, fruit salad, biscuits with prunes, lavender, marshmallows and buttermilk.
Taste: Spices, white pepper, grapefruit, licorice, cherries, cocoa powder, wine gum, dry toast, salted peanuts and lemon peel.
Aftertaste: Dry and spicy.

Waterford Organic GAIA 2.1 Production details:

Barley variety: Overtures and Taberna
Harvest date: Summer 2015/2016
Fermentation: 181 hours
Yeast type: Mauri Distiller's Yeast
Distillation date: Week 11, 2017
Ripening time: 1527 days (4 years, 2 months and 7 days)
Barrels: 39 % first fill American oak, 17 % new oak, 19 % French oak and 25 % oak which previously contained sweet wine (port and marsala)
Bottling date: August 2021
ABV: 50 %
Number of bottles: 30,000

At Waterford Distillery, Irish whiskey is produced based on the same philosophy as the best wine producers in the world. You simply understand and recognize Irish barley as you understand and recognize grapes in the world of wine. Waterford Distillery therefore makes terroir-driven whiskey with a focus on the natural character of the barley malt, and in their portfolio there are a total of three series: Single Farm Origin. Arcadian and Cuvees.

Waterford Distillery produces some of the most exciting whiskey on the market. They have a completely unique approach to whiskey production that is really savoured. The producer has already garnered good reviews from the major whiskey reviewers, of which 90 points from Serge Valentin, Whiskyfun must be mentioned in particular; "Extremely impressive, and I mean it. And it's not all about cask magic.”

Whos behind:

Behind Waterford Distillery stands whiskey legend Mark Reynier who was previously CEO of Bruichladdich Distillery – a distillery which he, together with a group of private investors, acquired back in 2000 from Whyte & Mackay for six million pounds. 12 years later they sold the distillery to Remy Cointreau for no less than £58m. Mark voted against the sale of Bruichladdich and in 2015 he therefore started another ambitious project; Waterford Distillery.