Waterford Sheestown Edition 1.1 Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Waterford · Waterford Distillery
Waterford's terroir-driven experiment yields whiskey that's about origin, not intervention. Sheestown Edition 1.1 strips away every crutch — no peat, no flashy cask finishes — and asks the barley from one farm to carry the weight. It does so with quiet authority. This is Irish whiskey at its most philosophically honest.
Kit Aromas
Nose
Immediately you notice green cut grass and fresh barley, almost cereal-forward in its directness. Behind that opening, honey and peach develop slowly, along with a faint ethereal lift. The nose is remarkably transparent — grain and terroir without distraction.
Palate
Clean malt entry with a silky, buttery texture. The mid-palate introduces vanilla and a whisper of clove spice. There's a subtle earthy quality, like damp stone after rain, that speaks to the single-farm origin concept. No smoke, no heavy wood — just barley and time.
Finish
Medium and clean, with green cut grass returning alongside gentle vanilla and lingering malt sweetness.
- Mash Bill
- 100% Irish-grown malted barley (Sheestown farm)
- Distillation
- Double distilled
- Maturation
- Predominantly first-fill American oak with a portion of French oak
- Single Pot Still
- No
- Chill-Filtered
- No
Cocktail Suggestion
Sheestown Spritz — 1.5 oz Waterford Sheestown · 1 oz elderflower liqueur · 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice · 2 oz sparkling water · Build in a wine glass over ice, stir gently, garnish with a sprig of fresh thyme.
Food Pairing
Smoked trout with crème fraîche and brown soda bread
Distilled from barley grown exclusively on the Sheestown farm in County Kilkenny, Waterford Distillery tracks each field's grain from soil to bottle using a blockchain-based traceability system.
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