Connemara Sherry Finish

Connemara Peated

Connemara Peated Single Malt was a nice addition into the peaty world of whisky. It wasn't a super heavyweight or even a heavyweight but I consider it a good contender. And I'm more than enthusiastic to try Connemara's other products such as Connemara Turf Mor. This reminded me of the great Elia Kazan's movie On the Waterfront. In my book, the...

Score 82/100

Connemara 12 Year Old Peated

Did the Irish invent whisky? I don't really know for sure. But I do know they're pretty good at this game and this peated Connemara is an example of that. The delicate honey and sugarcane nose is quite fresh and wafts lazily over the smoky peat on the bottom. Sway it gently and up comes a zing of bright lemon. Very playful. You know the distiller...

Score 86/100

Connemara Peated

A barren plain of rocks earmarked by the raging winds of the Atlantic, an eerie no-man’s-land of moors, bogs and shimmering blue lakes. How the hell did the East-Irish distiller Cooley think they could capture the essence of the land using nothing but Scottish peat? When trying Connemara (the 12yo) for the first time, in an Irish pub in the town...

Score 78/100

Connemara Peated

This is my first review on this site and I think Connemara Peated Malt is a good uncomplicated whiskey to begin with. I bought this bottle over the weekend (on impulse) and its a bit of a reintroduction to Irish malts, which I've stayed away from for some time, other than Bushmills. For around £25 this its pretty damn good value and it would...

Score 81/100