Connemara 12 años

Connemara Peated

Another beauty from Cooley Distillery (where my fav Greenore is also distilled) just south of the Irish border, that won two gold medals in 2008 (which is when I got my first bottle - definitively not the last!). Dubbed 'the Smokey One', it starts with a sweet honey taste, followed by dried fruits. It has a nice long peaty finish. In my humble...

Score 76/100

Connemara Distillers Edition Peated / Gift Pack

In 2016 the Connemara Distillers Edition was first released, at a drinking strength of 43% (as opposed to 40% for the standard versions). It is surprisingly dark, so I guess more than just a few sherry casks were used to create it. The nose confirms this, I must say. Next to the typical mild smoke and vanilla, I get loads of sweet and sour...

Score 83/100

Connemara Cask Strength

This is the Cask Strength Version of the Cooley distillery's Connemara peated malt, the only Irish peated single malt whiskey. There is no age statement on the bottle. Nose: robust peat, gentle malt, a little brine, a little sweet fruitiness, and carnations Taste: delicious mellow peat, with very strong delicious barley flavours, significant...

Score 93/100

Connemara Turf Mor

Nose, Taste, Finish and Balance are graded out of 2.5 each: Nose: Well, it's Connemara alright, (and at the risk of bludgeoning this review to death with a bad pun before it's even started), just with a little "more turf". Literally wafts of turf - wet mud specifically, like a changing room after a game of football in the rain. Within...

Score 95/100