What are heritage grains and why are they used in whisk(e)y?
Heritage grains are by definition not new but use in distillation is potentially opening up different flavours and paths for innovation.
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Heritage grains are by definition not new but use in distillation is potentially opening up different flavours and paths for innovation.
WATERFORD Whisky will hold its Growers’ Gathering Festival at its Grattan Quay Distillery, incorporating an Open Day, on Saturday, June 24.
Ireland’s Waterford Distillery recently bottled its first heritage whiskey, Hunter, by resurrecting a rare barley variety from a long time ago.
Boortmalt (Minch Malt) have sought planning permission for an energy decarbonisation project at The Maltings in Athy.
Ireland’s Waterford Distillery, terroir-driven Irish whisky producer, has bottled its first Heritage whisky, Hunter, by resurrecting a rare barley variety from a bygone era. The barley used in this release is named after pioneering plant breeder, Dr. Herbert Hunter and the barley was first introduced in 1959. Hunter barley was acclaimed for its distinctive flavors for almost two decades before yield-enhancing varieties took preference. The new single malt whisky is the latest milestone in Waterford Distillery’s journey to uncover whisky’s most unique flavors, through different agricultu...