WATERFORD - Peated Bally Bannon - 50%
The Waterford Distillery is located in the city of Waterford, Ireland . The project was initiated by Mark Reynier , the man behind the revival of Islay Bruichladdich Single Malt Whisky, inspired by the world's greatest winemakers. The distillery is a facility originally built by Diageo in 2004 and converted to a distillery in 2015. The production of terroir whiskeys gives importance to where the barley comes from, where and how it is grown. Mark Reynier works with 86 Irish farms growing barley on 19 different soils , including organic and biodynamic barley. With a highly elaborate digital logistics system, each farmer's harvest is harvested, stored, malted and distilled separately.
Ballybannon 1.1 is made from Tony Pender 's barley, grown on his farm named Ballybannon. The barley was harvested on August 8, 2017 and then distilled between September 17 and 25, 2018. The peat comes from Ballyteague in Kildare. Maturation lasted 3 years, 8 months and 7 days. The whiskey matures in a combination of 38% first fill American oak barrels from Jack Daniels and Tennessee Dickel, 30% French oak barrels that have held Château Margaux and Palmer wine, 21% Virgin American oak barrels from Kelvin Cooperage and 11% natural sweet wine barrels from Sauternes . 11,088 bottles were produced.
Peaty (47 ppm)
More information is available on the Waterford website in the "Téireoir" section with the code on the back of the bottle.