Richard-ModernDrinking
Waterford Ballykilcavan Edition 1.1
Single Malt — Ireland
Reviewed
October 21, 2020 (edited October 22, 2020)
This is my favorite of the single farm releases for the European market that I’ve tried. Like many of the others, the nose transports you to an Irish dairy farm smelling of cream and damp hay. You can smell the soil on this one too and a pleasant hint of sulphur. The palate is creamy with a hint of saline — a salty lassi, I guess — while the finish takes a turn to sour fruit chews. The malted barley shines throughout. This wasn’t the most popular of the European releases, but for my money it’s the most interesting and the one I’d want to return to alongside the Gaia. Probably sold out in its 1.1 iteration, but keep an eye out for its sequel.
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@Richard-ModernDrinking yeah—-I think we in Drammers are outliers.
@PBMichiganWolverine Ned Gahan, the head distiller, said it was interesting that this was the Drammers’ favorite as it was the slowest selling in Europe. I guess we like the weirder stuff.
Oh, I would’ve thought the Bannow Island would’ve taken the 2nd spot after Gaia. I’ve not had either, but I’ve read the consensus ( in EU at least) was Bannow, then Ratheadon, then this. ( out of the first 3 releases )