Whiskey Wednesday

This bottle of Waterford Whiskey, Sheestown Edition 1.2 came directly to me from Ireland, as I kept hearing about it and I couldn't find it in the States. I was fascinated by their approach to Whiskey, which is very similar to winemakers and grapes, except with Whiskey, it's about the barley. I enjoyed the sips I tried, as it was flavorful, yet light.  But, I feel like I didn't have enough time with it and need to try again, if that makes sense. 

Here is some information I found that tells you more about it:

Baile an fhasaigh, the 'place of the lush grass', is surely a fitting place to grow barley. The Shees clan settled here to the west of the Nore river in the 15th century. Defined by a geology of limestone and sandstone, Sheestown is a rolling, lowland terroir of well-drained loamy soil with outcrops of gravel and drier hilltops. Philip O'Brien has farmed here for half a century, while his daughter, Maura, works at the Waterford distillery.

Sheestown takes its name from the Shees, a family from Kerry who settled in Kilkenny and became loyal supporters of the House of Butler, earls of Ormonde, during the 15th century. Sir Richard Shee was deputy to the Lord Treasurer of Ireland during Queen Elizabeth’s reign but his descendant, Marcus Shee, was outlawed as a Jacobite in 1691 and fled to France. One of Marcus Shee’s descendants was the charismatic Duke of Feltre, who served as Napoleon Bonaparte’s Minister of War.

Nose: Malty, honey, fruit cake, pears, sherry trifle, cookie dough, a summer hay note, orange peel and an earthy note.

Taste: Spices and clove that gently warms then dries;  blood oranges, honeycomb, barley sugar and ginger.

Finish: Long with a gentle spice and citrus that tingles.

Cheers to a warm & toasty night 🥃

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