Waterford

Whisky	Style	What You’ll Notice
Waterford The Cuvée	Multi-Farm Single Malt	Balanced malt, fruit, oak
Waterford Single Farm Origins	Farm-Specific Malt	Barley character, fresh fruit
Waterford Biodynamic Series	Biodynamic Barley	Earthy cereal, depth
Waterford Peated: Fenniscourt	Peated Irish Malt	Light smoke, cereal backbone

Overview & History

Whittaker’s Distillery is a family-run English distillery based in North Yorkshire, near Harrogate, founded by Toby and Jane Whittaker. The business originally focused on gin before expanding into whisky production.

The distillery began whisky production in 2019, becoming part of the expanding modern English whisky category.

The distillery operates from a rural farm setting and places strong emphasis on Yorkshire provenance, local barley, and spring water sourced on-site.

Production

Spirit Type: English single malt whisky
Location: Nidderdale, North Yorkshire
Scale: Small-batch craft production
Water Source: Harewell Spring
Cask Policy: Primarily bourbon cask maturation with experimental finishes

Whittaker’s produces whisky using local ingredients and non-chill-filtered presentation.

Whisky Style

Whittaker’s whisky typically shows:

Malt-forward character
Vanilla and caramel sweetness
Orchard and tropical fruit notes
Gentle spice
Soft oak influence

Early releases have been noted for a fruity and modern English whisky style.

Key Expressions

2024 First Edition English Single Malt – Initial major whisky release
PX and peated cask-finished limited editions
Small batch seasonal releases

The early releases have focused on limited production rather than a large permanent range.

Significance

Whittaker’s is part of the growing English whisky revival, particularly the rise of smaller regional distilleries outside traditional Scotch whisky regions.

Its focus on local Yorkshire production and small-batch whisky reflects the broader movement toward provenance-driven English whisky.