Waterford Dunmore Edition 2.1 Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Waterford · Waterford Distillery
Waterford's terroir experiment reaches its most compelling expression when you taste two farm origins side by side. Dunmore 2.1 is a whiskey that argues, persuasively, that barley grown in different Irish soils produces genuinely different spirits. Whether or not you're fully converted to the cause, the whiskey itself is beautifully made and intellectually engaging.
Nose
Clean malt and green cut grass open into notes of honey, white peach, and a gentle floral lift. There's an underlying minerality — almost chalky — that sets it apart from more conventional Irish malts.
Palate
Medium-bodied with a crisp, cereal-driven backbone. Honey and almond give way to a woody spice, with peach continuing through the mid-palate. The earthy, terroir-driven character is pronounced and specific.
Finish
Medium-length, with lingering green grass, vanilla, and a distinctive earthy dryness.
- Mash Bill
- 100% Irish-grown malted barley from Dunmore farm
- Distillation
- Double distilled in copper pot stills
- Maturation
- Combination of first-fill American oak, virgin oak, and French oak casks
- Single Pot Still
- No
- Chill-Filtered
- Non-chill filtered, natural color
Food Pairing
The whiskey's minerality and grassy freshness complement the briny, mineral character of raw oysters, while the honey and peach notes balance the sharpness of the mignonette.
Mark Reynier, the maverick behind Bruichladdich's revival, founded Waterford Distillery in 2015 on the conviction that Irish barley terroir is real, sourcing grain from individual farms and distilling them separately to prove it.
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