History,
Mark Reynier, who helped revamp the dilapidated Bruichladdich Distillery, travelled nearly 900km to start up Waterford Distillery in Ireland. Where Bruichladdich started to touch the surface of the idea of terroir on whisky, Waterford is going the distance. The first in Waterford’s Arcadian Series is the Organic Gaia 1.1 containing uncommon barley harvests.
The Organic Gaia 1.1 is Ireland’s first organically certified whiskey. So what makes it an Arcadian Whiskey? Well, the farms use alternative methods for all the barley grown and harvested. The Organic Gaia 1.1 uses organic, biodynamic, and heritage barley and goes back in time before the agrochemical industry.
Tasting Notes,
Nose: At first, fresh garden mint is the most noticeable. Next up, you get the malt and the yeast fighting to be up front. Nutmeg creeps through and brings out the fruitiness. The whiskey flip-flops between pastry, like a warm pear galette, and fresh baked loaves of soda bread. Salt air and porridge mingle before plum and fig arrive at the end.
Palate: Fresh lemon zest with star anise and fresh garden mint, like Orbit Sweet Mint gum. There is very little sweetness overall. When I do pick up the sweetness, it’s like spun sugar or a touch of powdered sugar. Cocoa and coffee linger in the aftertaste.
Mark Reynier, who helped revamp the dilapidated Bruichladdich Distillery, travelled nearly 900km to start up Waterford Distillery in Ireland. Where Bruichladdich started to touch the surface of the idea of terroir on whisky, Waterford is going the distance. The first in Waterford’s Arcadian Series is the Organic Gaia 1.1 containing uncommon barley harvests.
The Organic Gaia 1.1 is Ireland’s first organically certified whiskey. So what makes it an Arcadian Whiskey? Well, the farms use alternative methods for all the barley grown and harvested. The Organic Gaia 1.1 uses organic, biodynamic, and heritage barley and goes back in time before the agrochemical industry.
Tasting Notes,
Nose: At first, fresh garden mint is the most noticeable. Next up, you get the malt and the yeast fighting to be up front. Nutmeg creeps through and brings out the fruitiness. The whiskey flip-flops between pastry, like a warm pear galette, and fresh baked loaves of soda bread. Salt air and porridge mingle before plum and fig arrive at the end.
Palate: Fresh lemon zest with star anise and fresh garden mint, like Orbit Sweet Mint gum. There is very little sweetness overall. When I do pick up the sweetness, it’s like spun sugar or a touch of powdered sugar. Cocoa and coffee linger in the aftertaste.