Waterford Donoughmore: Edition 1.1

Donoughmore 1.1 is a Taiwan market exclusive Single Farm Origin from Waterford, bottled in August 2020 with an outturn of 1,688 bottles. Market exclusive releases like this one allow individual markets to follow their dedicated Waterford terroir over successive editions, part of the distillery's wider thesis that soil, microclimate and farming practice leave a measurable signature in the final spirit. Every bottle carries the TÉIREOIR code linking back to the specific field, soil analysis and cask records.

Maturation ran four years across the Waterford standard combination of first fill American oak, virgin American oak, premium French oak and Vin Doux Naturel casks. First fill Bourbon contributes vanillin and coconut lactones through the charred inner wood. Virgin American oak adds toasted sugar and raw lignin derived spice. French oak delivers finer grained tannins with clove phenolics. The Vin Doux Naturel casks, previously used for fortified sweet wines from southern France, add oxidised fruit esters and concentrated sweetness. Bottled at 50% without chill filtration or added colour.