Mar 30, 2021
Can a whisky’s terroir survive maturation? Why is such a large percentage of Waterford Distillery’s budget committed to the purchase and storage of casks? How much of a whisky’s flavour come from its time in a cask? What happens the whisky as it matures?
In this episode of Terroir-Driven: The Waterford Whisky...
Mar 23, 2021
When we think of whisky production, brochure-friendly polished copper stills, stainless steel and piping spring to mind, but what really happens at this stage? Can the flavour nuances of terroir survive what appears from the outside to be quite an industrial process?
In this episode of Terroir-Driven: The Waterford...
Mar 16, 2021
Waterford Distillery’s unique whisky-making approach is centered around capturing the unique flavours present in each of the grower’s fields of barley. Before distilling can concentrate the flavours, there are a few essential steps to help extract those flavours from the grain and preserve their terroir.
In...
Mar 9, 2021
A terroir-driven approach to whisky making begins with the land - the fields and farms that give Waterford Distillery its barley. It's in these fields that the growers and their families maximize the flavour-potential of their barley crop. Aided and advised by Grace O’Reilly, Ireland’s only distillery-employed...
Mar 2, 2021
Terroir - a word and approach more associated with wine making than whisky making has had its critics and detractors since the first day Mark Reynier announced he was building a distillery on its very premise.
In this episode of Terroir-Driven: The Waterford Whisky podcast, we hear from whisky industry experts and...