Whisky.com Award

The Irish Waterford distillery has an approach to whisky production that is very much based on winemaking. They only use barley that has been harvested in a particular place, in order to capture the 'terroir' of the region. The barley for this bottling comes from Ballykilcavan Farm near Kilkenny, which also has a brewery. The soil in the area is known to produce particularly maltable barley. In order to lose as little of the 'terroir' as possible, Waterford whisky is only distilled twice, unlike other Irish whiskeys. In contrast to the previous bottling, it is matured in first-fill bourbon casks as well as French fresh oak casks and sweet wine casks. The maturation period was also extended somewhat.

The Black Bull brand comes from the well-known independent bottler Duncan Taylor. The Kyloe bottling was named after the Scottish Highland cattle, a tough and resilient breed. The Blend was largely created from Highlands malts to which Grain was added.

The Port Charlotte OLC:01 matured for the most part in fresh American whiskey casks as well as in French wine casks. After its blending, the whisky was matured for another 18 months in Oloroso sherry casks from Jan Pettersen's Fernando de Castilla in Jerez, Spain.