Waterford - The Cuvée, 50% (WF87)

Waterford

Waterford The Cuvée, 50%

Type - Single Malt Whisky
Age - 4 years and 5 months
Bottled- July 2021
Cask Type- First fill barrels made of American oak, Virgin Oak barrels, Premium French Oak barrels and Vin Doux Naturel barrels
Strength - 50.0% vol
Content - 700ml

Whiskyfun- 87 pts

Waterford is usually made from barley from individual fields.
The Cuvée is made from a mix of barley from 25 of their fields.

You can see the names of the 25 fields on the official Waterford website, which naturally include fields from previous releases (e.g. Sheestown, Bannow Island etc.)
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Official Tasting note for reference:

Nose:
Red apples, fresh dry soil, breadcrust, green foliage, lavender, digestive biscuits, oranges, barmbrack, over ripe banana skin, a summer flower bed, fresh mint, coffee cake.

Taste:
Clove sweets, white pepper, oily, grapefruit, lemon zest, dark chocolate, dry toast, cherries, granola bar, dried herbs, aniseed, green olives, 3 peel marmalade.

Finish:
Pepper up front with oily spiciness that softens, starts dry but then gets mouth-watering & lingers where I close my eyes and relax!