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Waterford Distillery Releases ORGANIC: GAIA 1.1 – Ireland’s First Organic Whiskey In Modern Times!

October 9, 2020 by Gary Leave a Comment

ORGANIC: GAIA 1.1

Waterford Distillery, the barley-forward, terroir-driven Irish distiller, has released Ireland’s very first organic whiskey in the modern age.

ORGANIC: GAIA 1.1 was distilled in 2016 from organic Irish barley grown by a small, dedicated band of organic farmers. The single malt whisky is certified by the Organic Trust.

Organic Farmer Jason Stanley

John Mallick, Paddy Tobin, Alan Jackson, Pat and Denis Booth, Jason Stanley and Trevor Harris rose to the challenge laid down by Waterford Distillery to produce the first Irish-grown organic malting barley.

It forms part of Waterford’s ARCADIAN SERIES, which celebrates radical growers and alternative philosophies, including heritage grains and unusual growing methods.

Waterford’s ORGANIC: GAIA 1.1 is matured in a spectrum of fresh, super-premium oak: 42% first-fill US oak, 17% virgin US oak, 23% premium French oak and 18% Vin Doux Naturel – sweet fortified wine casks. It is bottled at 50% ABV without colouring, chill-filtration or any additives whatsoever – totally natural.

It beggars belief that much of the industry treats with indifference the primary source of single malt whisky’s extraordinary flavour: barley. We have placed barley – where and how it is grown – at the heart of what we do, curious about where the real whisky flavour may be found.

A natural progression of this philosophy is to see what not only single farm origins can accomplish but what organically grown barley can do when it is given the right platform. Compliance for organic status is not straight forward by any means – there’ s a shed load of hoops to jump through, deep cleaning regimens, audits and assessments to undergo.

So, is it worth it? We certainly think so, what we lose in yield and hair pulling we gain in purity and definition of flavour.

We’re not playing at it; we lay down 400 to 600 casks of organic spirit a year, we buy all the Irish grown organic malting barley that can get our hands on. Waterford Organic will be a main player in our ongoing portfolio for the discerning whisky drinker.
– Mark Reynier: Waterford Distillery Founder and CEO

18,000 bottles will be released throughout Europe and Asia, with a further 6,000 bottles in the USA

ORGANIC: GAIA 1.1 is priced at approximately £80 / €80-86 / US $110 and will be available from specialist retailers in over 20 markets from October 12th worldwide.

18,000 bottles will be released throughout Europe and Asia, with a further 6,000 bottles in the USA.

Waterford Whiskey is available to buy from these Merchants:-

  • The Whisky Exchange
  • Master of Malt
  • Tyndrum Whisky

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