Waterford Distillery to come up with biodynamic Irish whiskey

This summer, Waterford Distillery will release a biodynamic Irish whiskey. The liquid to flow in the market is called Biodynamic: Luna 1.1.According to the whiskey’s producer, it is set to be the first whiskey made solely from biodynamic barley to enter the market.

For making this whisky, Waterford has worked with three barley farmers in Ireland who are into biodynamic agriculture.

Biodynamic producers perceive each farm as a self-supporting system, and use specific techniques accordingly. For making this whiskey, Waterford has adopted biodynamic practices like planting seeds in keeping with specific phases of the moon, using horses instead of machinery to plough and burying manure-filled cow horns during certain times of the year. Waterford views these measures were adopted ‘to contribute to a more flavoursome’ spirit.

About 500 barrels of whiskey from the biodynamic barley has been distilled. Biodynamic: Luna 1.1 will be the second bottling in Waterford’s Arcadian series. It will follow the launch of Gaia 1.1, an organic-certified Irish single malt, which was launched last year.