Waterford Sheestown Edition 6.1 Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Waterford · Waterford Distillery
Waterford's single-farm approach strips away blending shortcuts and asks whether Irish terroir is real. Sheestown 6.1 answers emphatically. This is a whiskey defined by what it doesn't add — no peat, no heavy cask influence — letting the grain speak in its own voice.
Kit Aromas
Nose
Fresh cut grass and green apple give way to a gentle honeyed sweetness. There's a faint floral quality — almost rosewater — layered over barley malt and a whisper of vanilla from the oak.
Palate
Clean and precise, with a mineral-driven mid-palate that speaks directly to terroir. Peach, honey, and toasted cereal notes develop, framed by a gentle woody spice and just a touch of coconut from the cask.
Finish
Medium-long, with lingering malt sweetness and a dry, earthy close that pulls you back to the barley's origin.
- Distillation
- Double distilled in copper pot stills
- Maturation
- First-fill American oak, virgin oak, and French oak
- Single Pot Still
- No
- Chill-Filtered
- Non-chill filtered
Cocktail Suggestion
Sheestown Highball — 2 oz Waterford Sheestown 6.1 · 4 oz chilled soda water · Build over tall ice, garnish with a lemon twist.
Food Pairing
The whiskey's barley sweetness and nutty undertones pair beautifully with brown butter's toasted richness, while the halibut provides a clean protein canvas for the pairing.
Former Bruichladdich head Mark Reynier founded Waterford Distillery to prove that barley terroir matters in whiskey, sourcing grain from individual Irish farms and vinifying each lot separately before distillation.
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