JANUARY SALE - Waterford The Cuvee - 50% 70cl

Waterford rigorously apply the ancient terroir methodology to today’s verdant landscape of Ireland, home of the world’s finest barley.

Now for the first time in single malt whisky – unashamedly inspired by the legendary châteaux of France – Waterfod reach the apogee of this radical philosophy.

The distillery, the technological marvel we call the Facilitator, enabling an elite whisky – farm by farm, terroir by terroir.

State-of-the-art equipment marries with ancient knowledge, locally grown Irish barley with extended fermentations, unhurried distillation & an array of exceptional oak. It has provided a unique library of Single Farm Origins – each expressing its own identity, its own voice.

This unprecedented spectrum of flavours must now reach its crescendo: Waterford have celebrated & explored the singles; now they produce their more immersive concept album.

The Cuvée, a synthesis of Single Farm Origins, an enigmatic gestalt, a milestone in our journey. The definitive Waterford Whisky.

Nose: Red apples, fresh dry soil, breadcrust, green foliage, digestive biscuits, oranges, barmbrack, over-ripe banana skin, summer flower bed, fresh mint, coffee cake.

Palate: Clove sweets, white pepper, oily, grapefruit, lemon zest, dark chocolate, dry toast, cherries, granola bar, dried herbs, aniseed, green olives, marmalade peel.

Finish: Pepper up front with oily spiciness that softens, starts dry but then gets mouth-watering & lingers.