As the Irish craft spirits scene has boomed the last decade, the Emerald Isle's whiskey keeps getting better.
While Bruichladdich recently released the first biodynamic scotch whisky this winter, Waterford was ahead of the curve when it launched the first biodynamic single malt whiskey, full stop, in the fall. What that means is the barley used to produce the whiskey was biodynamically farmed by three Irish growers, a process that links soil, animals, people and terroir by using some unconventional practices and is guided by the lunar calendar.
This actually isn’t technically an Irish whiskey, but a blend of Irish and American whiskey. Specifically, this new whiskey is composed of the following: triple distilled pot whiskey from Ireland aged for at least four years in bourbon barrels, Irish grain whiskey also aged for a minimum of four years in bourbon barrels and American 95 percent rye whiskey aged in new charred oak.