Waterford Argot 70cl 47°
Inspired by the greatest vintages of Bordeaux, this Argot whisky is the little brother of The Cuvée, a must in the distillery, but also a wild child with its Irish peat which comes, like a Will-o'-the-Wisp, to animate this whisky.
His name "Argot" was not chosen at random. It refers to this clandestine language used by bohemians and renegades, a secret language that only insiders can grasp.
Argot has aged in four different types of barrels: 37% 1st fill American oak barrels, 19% virgin American oak barrels, 19% premium French oak barrels and 23% vin doux naturel barrels.
This Single Malt Argot aims to be vibrant, enthusiastic, devil-may-care, by marrying Single Farm Origins malts which bring it bewitching depth and supreme complexity with a hint of Irish peat.
As always, this whisky respects the notions of traceability and transparency, dear to the heart of Marc Reynier, with the TEIREOIR code on the back of the bottle.
Volume | 0.7 L |
ABV | 47 ° |
Type | Single malt |
Distillery | Waterford |
Country | Ireland |
Region | Waterford county |
Peat | Lightly Peated |
Packaging | Caseless |
Reference: | 25501 |
The Waterford distillery was launched by Mark Reynier in Ireland, drawing inspiration from the greatest winegrowers in the world, and is generating enormous interest among whisky lovers around the world.
After having brilliantly directed the Bruichladdich distillery, Mark Reynier launched a new challenge in the world of whisky with Waterford, that of transparency to reveal and enhance the spirit of the terroirs. The distillery will relentlessly transpose to the single malt whisky the same intellectual approach, the same methodology and the same rigor that exist in the world of wine.
Through its “Téireoir code” system, Waterford makes known all the indications which influenced the qualities of its bottlings, of the soil of the field, through its geolocation, the variety of barley, yeast, the barrels used and the assembly carried out: a terroir, a farm, a harvest ... As a bonus, interviews with farmers, superb photos and the sounds of the field can be found on the page dedicated to each Single Malt.
Waterford thus reveals the often underestimated influence of all the elements such as the earth, or the microclimate on the production of whisky.
"For years people have been deceived as to the source of the quality of whisky: first the stills, then the water and now the barrels. We want to highlight what makes whisky the most complex spirit in the world, the original source of its extraordinary aromas and flavours: barley." Says Mark Reynier, founder of the Waterford distillery. "The new Single Farm Origin range is a series of limited editions of natural whiskies with ultra-sharp origins that reveal the Irish terroir farm by farm, place by place. They are the expression of precision and rarity, revealing the aromas and flavours of barley from small Irish farms and varying with each harvest."
Backed by cutting-edge technology, Waterford Single Malts push the boundaries of authenticity and traceability.