Connemara Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey, 70cl

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I give it 4 rather than 5 stars as I do agree with some of the other reviewers that it is a touch thin, which is a shame as with just a little more to it I think it could have been a perfect 5. There is a bit of a jolt between the rather bold nose and the subtler palate, with a fast-fading finish. The smoke rising through the malted barley during this drying process confers the whiskey with a distinct peaty flavour and aroma. When it was first launched in 1999, it was the first smoky Irish whiskey to be produced for generations.

Unique among Irish whiskeys, Connemara is the only Irish Peated Single Malt Whiskey widely available today.I love when friends of mine travelling bring me a present of a bottle of this wonderful Irish made Whiskey. When the doors of the Kilbeggan Distillery were shut in 1953, the people of Kilbeggan could've easily accepted defeat. This Whiskey has been created to show off the traditional use of turf (peat) as a drying method in the Connemara region of Ireland.

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. So when tough times ground its gears to a halt, the town came together to save the whiskey that built the town. There’s the familiar sweet and freshness I’ve found in many good Irish malts, coupled with the peat, brine and smoke that are surprisingly complimentary. Uniquely west of Ireland taste owing the malted barley being roasted over the turf that comes out of the peat bogs in Ireland. Inspired by Ireland's ancient distilling traditions of drying malt barley over peat fires, Connemara is Ireland's only peated single malt.

Due the nature of our site, we can only guarantee compatibility with modern browsers - you may encounter problems on some pages, especially in the checkout process. For centuries local distillers created a unique style of whiskey by drying malted barley over peat fires giving it a distinctive smoky taste. In the 18th and 19th centuries distillers in this area produced distinctively flavoured whiskeys from malted baley kilned over peat fires. While we have taken care in preparing this summary and believe it is accurate, it is not a substitute for your reading the product packaging and label prior to use.

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. We hope we've answered your question but if we haven't please don't hesitate to get in touch with us via the CONTACT page. Silky smooth with a honey sweet start, followed by malt and fruit flavours giving way to full bodied peat. Since it was released in the late 1990s, it has won over many fans of peated Scotch whiskies such as Laphroaig and Ardbeg.There are cask strength and 12 year offerings available in the United States and other expressions elsewhere in the world. Silky smooth and honey sweet start, malts and fruits giving way to the intensifying full bodied peat. Managing Director of Cooley Distillery, David Hynes and chairman John Teeling resurrected the traditional Irish custom of drying the malted barley over peat fires with this peated single malt.

Connemara is the most decorated Irish whiskey with a huge collection of Gold Medals and has been honoured as the Worlds Best Irish Single Malt. It's a style of whiskey that had died away in Ireland after the 19th century, when small distillers would probably have dried their malt with whatever fuel was available at the time. 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.Also sign me up for newsletters so I can get special offers, recommendations, and expert advice to my inbox! 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!