Connemara Original Peated Single Malt

Baked sweet treats with green apples, hint of mint and vanilla. Body and finish lets down a very delightful nose. Whiskey feels confused - it’s not quite sure what it wants to be. Peat only really comes out after a few months in the bottle.

It is smoky for sure nose taste and finish there is a major peated smoke. Besides that the nose is sea salt, the taste is cocoa and honey and the finish is a little salty with honey. It is a different single malt, you should try at least once.

Medium Peaty with floral peach/ banana on the nose

This review is a bottle kill, the peaty aspect has faded considerably at this point. Nose: A mix of honey, mineral oil, and vanilla. The peat is there but pretty faint, then again I just drank a Bowmore 18 before this in hopes of regaining some of the peat influence. Probably a mistake. Palate: Thick vanilla custard and honey. There are some nice cereal notes as well. I really like this. It's creamy, sweet and feels very pleasant on the tongue. Not getting much peat flavour, it's more in the background. Once again that's probably because of the Bowmore I had before. Finish: Finish is short, with a touch of honey lingering before becoming a bit hot and oily. I initially bought this bottle as a bit of a novelty since it's the only peated Irish whiskey I've ever seen available here in my area of Canada. When opening the bottle for the first time there was a bit of a diesel fuel odour that emanated from it, but that soon dissipated and that odour never translated to the palate. Overall I've really enjoyed this whiskey and for the price it's definitely been worth experiencing.