Waterford Bannow Island Edition 1.0 Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Waterford · Waterford Distillery
Waterford's Single Farm Origin series is the most radical expression of terroir in Irish whiskey today. The Bannow Island edition — sourced from a single farm on Wexford's coast — delivers a transparency of character that makes you taste the land. If you've ever wondered whether barley provenance matters, this is your proof.
Kit Aromas
Nose
Green barley and freshly cut grass open the nose, followed by a honeyed cereal sweetness and delicate rosewater. There's a mineral, almost chalky quality beneath — evidence of the terroir-driven approach at work.
Palate
Vibrant malt and honey at the fore, with peach skin and a gentle vanilla creaminess developing at mid-palate. The texture is lively and medium-bodied, with a touch of white pepper spice and earthy complexity from the single-farm grain.
Finish
Medium-length with lingering green apple, a hint of toasted oak, and a clean minerality that calls you back for another sip.
- Distillation
- Double distilled
- Maturation
- Combination of first-fill American oak bourbon barrels and French oak
- Single Pot Still
- No
- Chill-Filtered
- Non-chill filtered
Food Pairing
Smoked trout with watercress and a lemon vinaigrette
At Waterford Distillery, former Bruichladdich visionary Mark Reynier sources barley from individual Irish farms — Bannow Island among them — tracking every field's soil, microclimate, and harvest to prove terroir exists in whiskey.
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