Waterford Heritage - Hunter 1.1 | 700ML

Waterford distillery have time travelled to 1959, and not in some fancy silver contraption with gadgets and gizmos, but through a 50 gram bag of grain. Hunter 1.1 is the inaugural release of this Irish single malt whiskey, named after the flavourful barley variety introduced by Dr Herbert Hunter in the 50s, but which disappeared from the whiskey making landscape in favour of higher yield crops. Waterford distillery have revived this grain for a limited release of 50 barrels, with the whiskey maturing in a combination of American oak, French oak, and French sweet wine casks.

Waterford Heritage - Hunter 1.1 | 700ML Tasting Notes

Nose: Sun dried hay, with some pencil shavings, oaky spice, and apple.

Palate: Rich shortbread, with a touch of orange oil, fragrant orchard fruits, dusty grain, and rounded spices.

Finish: A touch of oaky char lingers, along with green oak.

Distillery Information

Ireland's Waterford Distillery was founded back in 2015 by Mark Reynier, formerly the co-owner of Bruichladdich. Interestingly, the distillery is actually a converted brewery which had previously produced that well-known Irish stout, Guinness. These days, whiskey is the drink of choice being made at Waterford, with a focus on local barley, showing that terroir most definitely has an impact on the final spirit. Reynier and his team work with a host of local farms to create Single Farm Origin single malt whiskeys, which debuted in 2020. Not only that, Waterford has also produced the first Irish whiskey that has been certified as organic by the Organic Trust – Waterford Arcadian Gaia!

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