Waterford Sheestown Edition 2.1 Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Waterford · Waterford Distillery
Waterford's single-farm approach either excites or exhausts you — there's no middle ground. Sheestown 2.1 makes a compelling case for the former. This is Irish whiskey as transparent expression of place: the barley variety, the soil, the microclimate all register clearly. It rewards curiosity more than casual sipping.
Kit Aromas
Nose
Green orchard fruit and cut grass dominate the opening, followed by a distinctive earthy minerality — the terroir signature Waterford is after. Honey and a thread of vanilla emerge as the spirit breathes, along with a faint floral lift.
Palate
Lean and focused on entry, with green apple brightness giving way to a richer malt core. The mid-palate brings honey and a gentle coconut sweetness from the wood, while an underlying earthiness persists throughout. There's a pleasant tension between fruit and mineral.
Finish
Medium-long, with green herbs, malt, and a lingering earthy note. Clean and precise, with no unnecessary sweetness clouding the exit.
- Distillation
- Double distilled in copper pot stills
- Maturation
- Predominantly first-fill American oak with French oak influence
- Single Pot Still
- No
- Chill-Filtered
- Non-chill filtered, no coloring
Food Pairing
Irish farmhouse cheddar with oatcakes and honeycomb
Distilled from barley grown exclusively on the Sheestown farm in County Kilkenny, this second edition from Waterford Distillery represents founder Mark Reynier's obsessive pursuit of terroir-driven Irish whiskey, each release a geological fingerprint in liquid form.
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