Waterford Bannow Island 1.2 (50%)

The Waterford Bannow Island 1.2 is one of the first single malt whisky releases from the Waterford Distillery in Ireland. This Bannow Island was bottled in the Farm Origin Series focused on terroir in whisky. This particular expression was made using grain grown on the south coast of Co. Wexford by Ed Harpur on his Bannow Island farm. For this particular edition, the whisky was drawn from first-fill American oak casks, virgin oak casks, French oak casks and even some casks used to age vin doux naturel. It was bottled in 2020 at 50% ABV as a limited edition of 9000 bottles.

Nose: Bright barley notes - not nutty, more floral and malty. Hints of sultana and crisp pear shine through

Palate: Honeyed malt and juicy orchard fruits meet on the palate, with a hint of earthy spice

Finish: A subtle hint of salinity on the finish, with lingering pepper and caraway