Connemara Original
Connemara Original is one of the very few peated Irish Single Malt Whiskeys. No other Irish Whiskey combines strong peat smoke with sweet fruits and vanilla as harmonious as Connemara. With closed eyes, you would feel transported to the Scottish Islands.
Connemara Original is one of the very few peated Irish Single Malt Whiskeys. No other Irish Whiskey combines strong peat smoke with sweet fruits and vanilla as harmonious as Connemara. With closed eyes, you would feel transported to the Scottish Islands.
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| 8951 | |
| Cooley | |
| Ireland | |
| Single Malt Whiskey | |
| 40% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Herbs:
Fruit:
Heather:
Oak:
Honey:
Bonfire Smoke:
Spices:
Zitrus:
Vanilla:
Malt:
Apple:
Caramel:
Sherry:
Alcohol:
Ham:
Grass:
Green Apple:
Lemon:
Pear:
Nuts:
Dried Fruit:
Floral:
Seaweed:
Plum:
Maritime Notes:
Medicinal Smoke:
Mint:
Tropical Fruit:
Cake:
Leather:
Herb:
Orange:
Raisin:
Pineapple:
Fig:
Peach:
Cherry:
Oil:
Wheat:
Hay:
Lemon Peel:
Tasting
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Spices:
Malt:
Honey:
Nuts:
Herbs:
Oak:
Heather:
Vanilla:
Oil:
Bonfire Smoke:
Pepper:
Zitrus:
Sherry:
Caramel:
Apple:
Herb:
Alcohol:
Maritime Notes:
Dried Fruit:
Chili:
Orange:
Salt:
Leather:
Green Apple:
Lemon:
Grass:
Pear:
Seaweed:
Ham:
Plum:
Tobacco:
Tropical Fruit:
Walnut:
Floral:
Coffee:
Iodine:
Grape:
Clove:
Almonds:
Grapefruit:
Banana:
Cherry:
Dark Chocolate:
Wheat:
Hazelnut:
Medicinal Smoke:
Peach:
Finish
Peat Smoke:
Malt:
Sweet:
Spices:
Nuts:
Fruit:
Oil:
Oak:
Herbs:
Heather:
Herb:
Bonfire Smoke:
Honey:
Alcohol:
Vanilla:
Ham:
Maritime Notes:
Medicinal Smoke:
Pepper:
Apple:
Salt:
Barley:
Chocolate:
Coffee:
Ginger:
Grass:
Clove:
Seaweed:
Nutmeg:
Sherry:
Dried Fruit:
Plum:
Dark Chocolate:
Tobacco:
Floral:
Caramel:
Hazelnut:
Wheat:
Zitrus:
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Quality rating of this bottle
3.6
Rate
326
230
Quality comparison of bottles
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Tasting notes of biochem95:
28. May 2017
Nosing: 
cereals 
Taste: intense, warm
Finish dry 
light 
Comment: A wonderful combination of heavy peat and lovely fruitiness with tropical notes. Even though it was matured in ex-sherry casks, it has a bit of a bourbon character as well; probably due to a honey sweetness. The taste is spicy and oily. The aftertaste is long and warm, but dry.
cereals Taste: intense, warm
Finish dry
light Comment: A wonderful combination of heavy peat and lovely fruitiness with tropical notes. Even though it was matured in ex-sherry casks, it has a bit of a bourbon character as well; probably due to a honey sweetness. The taste is spicy and oily. The aftertaste is long and warm, but dry.
All tasting notes
28. Jul 2015
Nose:
Weak peat smoke, heather, spicy, honey sweetness, oakiness, dark fruits
Taste:
Intense, spicy, heather, metallic, dryness
Finish:
Sustained, warm, long
Weak peat smoke, heather, spicy, honey sweetness, oakiness, dark fruits
Taste:
Intense, spicy, heather, metallic, dryness
Finish:
Sustained, warm, long
14. Nov 2019
20. Aug 2015
23. Jun 2021
15. Feb 2017
06. Feb 2016
09. May 2018
Irish whiskey and peat - do these two go together? Connemara's peatiness has its own style, which is distinctly different from Islay's peat bombs: it is more herbal, restrained and well-integrated. Light and floral on the nose, there is a mix of heather honey, citrus and whiffs of smoke. On the palate, the clean and peppery arrival is followed by an aromatic kick of lemon zest, bitter tea and hints of salt. The peat smoke returns in the aftertaste, lingering on the tongue. Although a bit uneventful and simple, this malt offers a nice variation from the 'Irish theme'.
RATING: 3.0/5.0 ≙ 80 pts
RATING: 3.0/5.0 ≙ 80 pts
03. Aug 2023
06. Oct 2015
23. Nov 2015
