Connemara
8.8

Connemara

Single Malt Irish whiskey

ABV 40%

The revival of rustic peatiness adds a whole new element to today's palette of Irish whiskey flavours.

Michael Jackson

Specification

Connemara

Brand

Single Malt Irish whiskey

Expression

Single Malt

Type

No age statement

Age (Years)

40%

ABV

Republic of Ireland

Region/Country

Standard (Distillery or blended)

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson

Taster

Nose: Wonderfully peaty and smoky.

Palate: Smooth, oily. Sweet, perfumy, smoke.

Finish: Smoky. Sweet grass.

Comment: The revival of rustic peatiness adds a whole new element to today's palette of Irish whiskey flavours.

Score: 8.5

Jim Murray

Taster

Nose: Sweet, clean peat, vanilla and-floral notes. One of the most profound and complex of Irish noses.

Palate: Again very sweet, peaty. Softly honeyed and oily Mild molasses, fabulously smoky.

Finish: Becomes drier as some oak bites, but the peat just keeps on rumbling along.

Comment: This single malt had suffered from an identity crisis over the last year or so. Some vattings had become slightly off-key, dirty even, and the malt had lost direction. This bottling, however, is back to its brilliant best.

Score: 9

8.8
Overall Score

From The Distillery

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