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Waterford Ballykilcavan Edition 1.1

Irish Single Malt Munster
Age
311 years
ABV
50%
Introduced
2020
Flavour Fingerprint
Malt Light Fruit Citrus Floral Herbal Spice Sweet Dark Fruit Nutty Earth Maritime Smoke / Peat

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Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.

Tasting

How it drinks

Sight
Pale gold with natural color; medium legs, non-chill filtered
Nose
Caramel fudge, fresh pears and red grapes, vanilla, lemons, freshly cut grass, hints of limestone. Barley-forward with the agricultural character of Co. Laois terroir
Palate
Caramel fudge and milk chocolate, lemons, minerals, vanilla, green grapes, grassy notes of fresh grass mixed with hay, and white pepper. The Laois terroir delivers a cleaner, more mineral-driven profile than the coastal farms
Finish
Medium finish with minerals, white pepper, and lingering vanilla sweetness. The limestone-rich soil of Co. Laois is expressed as a chalky minerality through the finish

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.

Maturation

The wood it came through

  • 45% first-fill American oak
  • 37% French oak
  • 18% Vin Doux Naturel — Taberna barley from Co. Laois

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