NV Waterford - Organic Gaia 1.1 (50%)
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The first organic Waterford whisky was matured in a combination of first-fill and virgin American oak, Vin Doux Naturel, and French oak before being bottled at the distillery in Ireland. The limited and highly collectable whiskey is the inaugural bottling in Waterford’s Organic series of single malts.
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Delicately complex with aromas of lemon-scented candles, lychee, honey, and lavender soap, opening up to reveal some pecan nuttiness, whole nutmeg, and earthiness. It’s creamy and fruity to taste, with yellow fruits, especially melon, fudge, butterscotch, ground pepper, and golden syrup, with pepper, pear, and red grape on the finish. Drops of water reveal more prominent barley notes on the palate, so it’s worth experimenting with the ABV.
Satsuma peel, aromatic florals, and a low level of aromatic spices, then fruit syrups and a hint of olive oil on the nose: It's clean and bright, with plenty of sweetness. The citrus, toffee, and salted-caramel sweetness of the palate are disrupted by a shockwave of pepper, leaving tangy peels, hints of nuts, and sour gooseberry in its wake before a finish of citrus and sweet barley.
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This remarkable distillery is dedicated to championing the concept of terroir – or téireoir – in spirits, crafting single-origin single malt whiskies. They take the concept of a farm distillery one step further, looking to highlight the link between not just grain and glass, but soil, site and glass