Connemara 12 Year Peated Single Malt

Lightly peated with honey and faint notes of bubble gum on the nose. Delicate combination on tropical fruit (papaya) and smoke on the palate. Oak spice lends to a smooth finish, but it is relatively short. Overall, I would say that this is easy to drink, but also easy to forget on the shelf.

What's that expression about putting lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig? Yeah... THAT. My continuous criticism of Irish whiskies is that they are, for the most part, the chamomiles of the whiskey world: something so dull you should actually have them before going to bed. There was absolutely NOTHING terrible or offputting about this expression. Really not. But it's dull. In fact, with the exception of the smokiness that's on the palate, it's actually quite difficult to tease out any aromatic compound. That said, I recommend trying this whiskey for the sheer novelty of having a peated Irish whiskey, but good luck finding much peat here, or anything else other than smoke for that matter. Cheers!

Good for a peat, would have a glass- not bottle

Similar smokiness to the basic. Lighter flavor though. Not lacking, but fruitier? Sweeter? A little harsher in comparison, but not bad. I think I light the basic better.