Connemara reviews

Connemara has a few gems. Remember the Turf Mor or the Sherry Finish or some of their single casks? But let us return now to their entry level malt, the Connemara Peated Single Malt. I tried it many…

Made at the Cooley Distillery in County Louth, I’m not too sure what this malt has to do with Connemara region which is on the opposite side of the island of Ireland. The Connemara landscape certainly…

Connemara is the peaty whiskey from Cooley, since a few years in hands of Beam (and this year most likely in the hands of Suntory). This single cask was bottled especially for The Nectar Belgium and…

Sweet peaty thin slow arrival develops a balanced herbal/floral/vanilla middle with long slow finish.

This review is based on 4 months of researching from top to bottom of a (initially) full bottle looking for answers. Always intrigued, always a little baffled. This peated Irish whiskey met me from the…

Connemara is, to my knowledge, the only peated single malt Irish whiskey on the market (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong). This brand was started by John Teeling after he purchased Cooley Distillery…

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…

So tonight, my impatience gets the best of me and the Connemara Cask Strength I was hanging into finds it way into my glass. First impressions: - Very light in color - Could smell it from across the room…

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…

Connemara is double distilled in two small pot stills to ensure the whiskey is full of robust flavor and character.and to my knowledge it is the only peated Irish whisky out there, which is odd consid…