Connemara Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey, 70cl

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Connemara Peated Single Malt has won more Gold Medals in the last decade than any other Irish Whiskey! 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. 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. To avoid these issues, we would recommend using a different browser, such as Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome. 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.

Unique among Irish whiskeys, Connemara is the only Irish Peated Single Malt Whiskey widely available today. There is a bit of a jolt between the rather bold nose and the subtler palate, with a fast-fading finish. When the Irish whiskey industry was in full flower a century and more ago, though, there were some that incorporated peat smoked barley (the Scots never had the market cornered on using peat for a fuel source, after all) and it is not horribly unusual to find an Irish whiskey double distilled today, even if it is not the norm. Connemara is rare amongst Irish whiskey, its hook being the smokiness associated with the malts produced by our neighbours Scotland. Uniquely west of Ireland taste owing the malted barley being roasted over the turf that comes out of the peat bogs in Ireland.Also sign me up for newsletters so I can get special offers, recommendations, and expert advice to my inbox!

My girlfriend said she could smell it across the table and found it a bit overpowering but it is indeed as intended.If you do require precise ingredient information you should consult the manufacturer, whose contact details will appear on the packaging or label. We also offer bespoke wine packages to businesses in a variety of different sectors – ideal for functions, boardrooms, or corporate gifts. Inspired by Ireland's ancient distilling traditions, Connemara's smooth sweet malt taste and complex peat flavours makes it a truly unique Irish whiskey. 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.

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. This Whiskey has been created to show off the traditional use of turf (peat) as a drying method in the Connemara region of Ireland.All reviews about taste and smoothness are a bit of a waste of time if your whiskey doesn't make you happy. A limited editon Glass pack featuring the peated Irish Whisky Connemara, which is made at the Cooley distillery, along with a branded tumbler. These fonts ensure we provide the optimum width and depth during the engraving process to creat maximum visibility once infilled. Michael – Having tasted a fair number of whiskies, I’ve found that they tend to fall into a few different camps for me. Silky smooth and honey sweet start, malts and fruits giving way to the intensifying full bodied peat.

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. This may include increase the size of some fonts within the message to pay particular focus on key lines or phrases, spacing message over extra lines and removing unnecessary punctuation. It's said that when the Cooley Distillery started up in the late 1980s, it had no plans to make a smoky whiskey, but at some stage peaty malt was bought and run through the stills with fantastic results. Undiluted with no chill filtration or colouring, it reflects the wild rugged nature of the famous Connemara region in the West of Ireland.It may not be reproduced in any way whatsoever without Ocado Limited's prior consent, nor without due acknowledgement.