Distilled in 2016 from organic Irish barley grown by a small, dedicated group of organic farmers: John Mallick, Paddy Tobin, Alan Jackson, Pat & Denis Booth, Jason Stanley and Trevor Harris. Gaia 1.2 was bottled on September 2020 at 50% ABV without colouring, chill-filtration or any additives whatsoever – totally natural. This is a limited release of only 4000 bottles. Matured in a spectrum of fresh, super-premium oak: 35% first-fill US oak 29% virgin US oak 17% premium French oak and 19% Vin Doux Naturel – sweet fortified wine casks.
Tasting notes
Deep copper with thick legs.
Floral with spicy hints of white pepper, popcorn & cherries.
Mild malty notes surrounded by citrus, dates, liquorice and milk chocolate.
Warm spices with cherry biscuit notes.
GAIA is part of Waterford’s ARCADIAN SERIES, which celebrates radical growers and alternative philosophies, including heritage grains and unusual growing methods. A whisky full of diversity & character. Made from the world's finest barley 100% Irish grown.This is the First Terroir-Driven Single Malt Whisky. Terroir is the 3D interaction on a plant of soil, microclimate and site, which influences how the barley grows and thus the flavours contained within the grain.Waterford's ultimate goal is to make the world’s most unique, complex and profound spirit. The distillery would only produce limited editions, single malts focused on terroir, transparency and traceability.Every bottle of Waterford whisky features its TÉIREOIR code. The code reveals engaging content related to the release, including photography, video and audio about the grower, the distillation process as well a view of the full spectrum of wood.
