Waterford’s Cuvée: Argot
Terroir-driven producer of natural whiskies, Waterford Distillery, is delighted to announce a major release to its Cuvée Concept single malts – “Cuvée: Argot” is a new, permanent addition to the Waterford range!
Argot – pronounced “ar-go” – means a patois, the underground language of bohemians and renegades, an underworld idiom, a secret tongue, reserved for those in the know.
Argot, a single malt whisky, is created as a vibrant, enthusiastic, devil-may-care bottling, bringing together several of Waterford’s Single Farm Origins for beguiling depth and ultimate complexity with a mere hint of true Irish peat.
Argot is the exuberant little brother to the distillery’s flagship bottling The Cuvée, a new iteration of which is scheduled for the autumn
CUVÉE CONCEPT
Inspired by Bordeaux’s greatest chateaux, the Cuvée concept is the apogee of Waterford Distillery’s radical, novel philosophy. By harvesting, distilling and maturing Irish barley farm by farm – each expressing its own distinct terroir-derived flavour profile – an unprecedented flavour library is achieved.
By drawing on these building blocks, Head Distiller Ned Gahan can bring them together, layer by layer, to create the ultimate in complexity – where the whole is greater than simply the sum of the parts.
Argot is the exuberant little brother to the distillery’s flagship bottling The Cuvée, a new iteration of which is scheduled for the autumn.
Our somewhat sacrilegious view is rather than a manufactured product, Waterford Whisky is an agricultural produce. It’s of the land; our reverence for its raw material, barley. And Argot is our introduction to that Waterford Whisky world.
On the one hand we can express barley by letting Ireland’s farmlands do the talking via uber-specific focus of our Single Farm Origins; or as in this case, with ultimate creativity, we can bring these flavours, those barley ingredients together for ultimate harmony and complexity in the same way as Bordeaux Grand Vin and Champagne Grand Marques.
We call it the Cuvée Concept.
Argot with that wisp of peat smoke is our cheeky chappie – our wild child – heralding a new way to experience the Cuvée Concept.
– Mark Reynier: Waterford Whisky CEO
TASTING NOTES
Cuvée: Argot is matured fully in a mixture of 37% first-fill US Oak, 19% Virgin US oak, 19% Premium French Oak and 23% Vin Doux Naturel.
The whisky has aromas of orange peel, almonds stewed apple, bread crust, green foliage, mixed berries, fennel and white chocolate, with the flavours of bell peppers, granola, grapefruit, smokey barbecue, banana milkshake, green apple skin – the finish is long, warming, peppery and dry.
Cuvée: Argot is bottled at 47% ABV.
As always, full transparency and traceability are provided via its game-changing TÉIREOIR Code.
Argot will be available in selected retail locations worldwide as a permanent listing, priced at €59.90, £56.00 and US$59.95.
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