All reviews about taste and smoothness are a bit of a waste of time if your whiskey doesn't make you happy. I feel like sometimes when I’m having a really peaty scotch, that I miss the scotch while I’m having the glass because of the overwhelming peat. Silky smooth on the palate and with a fruity and malty flavours giving way to full bodied peat it's certainly got plenty going on.

Tasting Notes: Nose is smooth with a honey sweet start, followed by malt and fruit flavours giving way to full bodied peat. I've been eyeing this for a while as I love Irish whiskey and I love peated Islays, so this seemed like a perfect concept, though having read a number of reviews on here I had lowered my expectations. A great spring or summer whiskey, perhaps, not ready to blow your socks off but still a refreshing companion amongst the green rolling hills of the Irish countryside. I bought this in Dublin airport duty free and on inspection of the bottle i realise that I had stayed previously on holiday only half a mile from the distillery on the Cooley Peninsula near Dundalk (a long way from Connemara!

When using alternative languages it may be neccessary for us to alter the font to ensure all characters are supported, in these cases we use the closest style font to your original selection. Inspired by the 18th century art of drying malting barley over peat fires, Connemara® possesses a distinct peaty flavour and aroma,instilling a delicate smokiness and smooth, sweet taste.

Connemara cask strength concentrates all the natural bouquet and flavours of the whiskey to powerfully evoke the aromas of the sea breezes and peat fires of Connemara. I found it differing quite a bit from my original notes, but decided to leave both notes mixed in together. A limited editon Glass pack featuring the peated Irish Whisky Connemara, which is made at the Cooley distillery, along with a branded tumbler.Only twice distilled, unlike the usual triple distillation of Irish malts, with the barley peated, Connemara is a relatively new whiskey that seems to hearken back to an Islay more than anything.

The Distillers Edition is crafted by aging small batches of Connemara in Oloroso sherry casks to bring about a complex composition of peat, malt, honey, wood, and silky smoothness typical of a much older whiskey.At The Umbrella Project we’ve always championed local and independent producers, as well as the most traditional and influential products for bar and home use. There are cask strength and 12 year offerings available in the United States and other expressions elsewhere in the world. When the doors of the Kilbeggan Distillery were shut in 1953, the people of Kilbeggan could've easily accepted defeat.

Uniquely west of Ireland taste owing the malted barley being roasted over the turf that comes out of the peat bogs in Ireland. When it was first launched in 1999, it was the first smoky Irish whiskey to be produced for generations. Quite well balanced, somewhat smooth but ultimately it struggles to find its place as a favourite in my collection. We have detected that you appear to be using a browser version that is no longer receiving technology updates. It's a lovely malty whiskey with Cooley's signature honey and pear notes as well as a beautiful waft of smoke.I’ll admit I was skeptical at first, especially after sipping a Knappogue Castle 12, but I’ve slowly come around. Unique among Irish whiskeys, Connemara is the only Irish Peated Single Malt Whiskey widely available today. These fonts ensure we provide the optimum width and depth during the engraving process to creat maximum visibility once infilled. Still, this Connemara expression out of Kilbeggan Distillery, which is owned by the Cooley Distillery, bears the imprint of John Teeling before he sold Cooley to Beam Suntory in 2014. Our exclusive Vinoserv wine saver system reduces wastage and expands the possibilities of your wine list, and our in house design team can even design and print your wine lists free of charge.