[APPEARANCE] Deep straw [AROMA] Powdery floral fresh grain, sweet straw, faint honey glaze, soft, not pronounced but gentle and inviting [TASTE] Sweet entry of honeyed grain that shifts into a fusel-like bitterness, fennel bitters, faint pear, then sweetens to unripe orchard fruits with a hint of rancid butter [FINISH] Ends with a classic ashy wisp, good balance of heat, ginger, and singed barley husk [MOUTHFEEL/NOTES] Soft entry, delicate until a bitter and fervent mid-palate, low burn and grain-forward finish, excellent Irish whisky. It could have used more accessible fruit notes, but for its intended profile, it's solid!
Waterford 1st Cuvée Pilgrimage
3.38 Mixed reviews
Whiskey Irish Whiskey Ireland No age statement 50% ABV
Tried it?
How was this pour?
Score this bottleRating a bottle takes an account, so your scores follow you and count towards the number everyone else reads.
About this bottle
The initial release from the Irish distillery at the former Guinness Brewery site in Waterford is named 1st Cuvée Pilgrimage. Head distiller Ned Gahan combined single distillates from each of the 36 farms Waterford worked with in its first year. This single malt is limited to 1500 bottles.
Reviews
Showing the most detailed of 2 parsed reviews.
Nose: sweet, floral, smooth, with notes of raisins and grain. Taste: sweet, citrus, floral. Finish: long and smooth. It's not complex, but it is pleasant.
Tastes like this
Same style and price bracket, best rated first.