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Waterford Sheestown Edition 3.1 Single Malt Irish Whiskey
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Waterford Sheestown Edition 3.1 Single Malt Irish Whiskey

Waterford · Waterford Distillery

$100100 proofNASWaterford, Ireland
Waterford's terroir-obsessed approach finds clear expression here. The Sheestown farm's particular soil profile — heavy clay over limestone — translates into a whiskey with genuine mineral identity. This is Irish whiskey that asks you to taste the field, not just the barrel.

Kit Aromas

Tasting Notes

Nose

Immediate green orchard fruit — crisp pear and green apple — layered with honey and a distinctive earthy quality. Beneath that sits a gentle vanilla and a hint of cut grass that speaks to the barley's origin.

Palate

Medium-bodied with a pronounced malty backbone, giving way to buttery mid-palate notes and a saline minerality. Peach and a whisper of floral rosewater develop as it warms, with gentle woody spice on the back palate.

Finish

Clean and persistent, with lingering honeyed malt and an earthy, almost chalky character.

Specifications
Mash Bill
100% Irish-grown malted barley (Sheestown farm)
Distillation
Double distilled
Maturation
Predominantly first-fill American oak bourbon casks with French oak
Single Pot Still
No
Chill-Filtered
Non-chill filtered, natural colour
Serve & Pair

Cocktail Suggestion

Sheestown Sour — 2 oz Waterford Sheestown 3.1 · 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice · 0.5 oz honey syrup · 1 egg white · Dry shake, then shake with ice, strain into a coupe, garnish with a lemon twist.

Food Pairing

Warm soda bread served with cultured Irish butter and a drizzle of wildflower honey — the malty, earthy whiskey finds its natural companion in the bread's wheaty crumb.

The Story

Distilled from barley grown exclusively on the Sheestown farm in County Kilkenny, this expression is part of Waterford's radical single-farm-origin project, which tracks every grain from field to bottle to prove that terroir exists in whiskey.

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