Ireland’s Waterford Distillery recently announced the launch of Cuvée: Argot, a permanent addition to its single malt whiskey range.
A statement from Waterford explains that Cuvée: Argot is the distillery’s first permanent global bottling, marking a more accessible entry point to the world of Waterford Whisky.
Cuvée: Argot (pronounced “ar-go”) brings together several of Waterford Whisky’s Single Farm Origin spirits, which the distiller says adds depth and complexity. It also features a hint of Irish peat, following the distillery bottlings of Ballybannon and Fenniscourt launched last year, the first whiskeys to use real Irish peat in decades.
Waterford Whisky’s Cuvée Concept was inspired by the namesake châteaux in France. It’s unique in the single malt whiskey industry as it comes from harvesting, distilling and maturing Irish barley farm by farm, each with its own distinct terroir-derived flavor profile.
Cuvée: Argot’s complexity combines a number of distinct Single Farm Origins, each a unique whiskey in its own right, to create a signature bottling from the distillery.
And Waterford has touted the full transparency and traceability of Cuvée: Argot, through its accessible TÉIREOIR code.
Using new technology, whiskey enthusiasts will have full access to how the barley was harvested, stored, malted, and distilled … for each Single Farm Origin.
Mark Reynier, Waterford Distillery founder and CEO, said, “At Waterford Distillery, our 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.”
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He continued, “on the one hand we can express barley by letting Ireland’s farmlands do the talking via our Single Farm Origins; or as in this case, with ultimate creativity, we can bring these flavors, those barley ingredients together for ultimate harmony and complexity in the same way as Bordeaux Grand Vin and Champagne Grand Marques.”
Ned Gahan, head distiller at Waterford Distillery, offered his tasting notes for Cuvée: Argot.
“It’s matured fully in a mixture of 37% first-fill U.S. oak, 19% Virgin U.S. 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 flavors of bell peppers, granola, grapefruit, smokey barbecue, banana milkshake, green apple skin – the finish is long, warming, peppery and dry.”
Cuvée: Argot will be available at www.waterfordwhisky.com starting mid-March, and worldwide at key retailers as a permanent listing, with the suggested retail price of €59.90, £56.00 and $59.95USD.
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