Waterford Cuvee Koffi, 50%

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Waterford have come on a long way since those first bottle releases in 2020. But it hasn’t all been met with graciousness.

This is the Koffi, named after the artist of this rather stunning artwork on the bottle and box. Waterford’s oldest whisky to date at six years old. Matured in a combination of ex-American and French oak, and a vatting of numerous styles of their single farm origin styles of whisky, this is a rather stunning combination of Waterford’s house style, as well as some welcome cask influences of fresh summer fruits.

That Waterford house style is, for me, becoming one of the most unique styles in whisky, instantly notable as soon as it hits your nose. This earthy, unpeated, petrichor, grassy, wet Irish hill climb of whisky style is becoming so distinct in the ever-growing world of whisky.