Waterford | Broomland 1.2 | Irish Whiskey | 50%

If you really want to know what whiskey is all about, Waterford is the place to be. The state-of-the-art distillery from the south-east of Ireland is based on one principle: barley is the source of the aromatic diversity of malt whiskey.

The grain, where and how it grows, is therefore the focus of the team led by whiskey visionary Mark Reynier. Radically transparent, the single malts from the distillery show their place of origin - and reflect it in terms of taste. Because: Waterford produces strictly according to the principles of the terroir and enriches the market with unique bottlings that show the whiskey nation of Ireland from a completely new perspective.

For the first time, Waterford is taking curious connoisseurs to Broomlands, near Ireland's south-east coast. In idyllic Broomlands, near Enniscorthy, is the imposing 18th-century Brown farmhouse that is home to Mark Brown (you can meet him here).

Continuing the family legacy, he grows the barley for Broomlands: Edition 1.1 and Broomlands: Edition 1.2 in highly productive terroir. Matured in bourbon and virgin oak as well as in premium casks that were filled with first-class (sweet) wines, the single malts offer complex notes from malt biscuits to sparkling spice or from toffee to lemon sorbet.

28% French premium oak barrels, 20% Vin Doux Naturel barrels (Madeira, Sauternes), 18% New American oak barrels, 34% First Fill American oak barrels