Ireland's answer to Islay. This 22-year-old has been drawn from some of the earliest barrels filled at the Cooley Distillery and has been matured exclusively in first fill bourbon barrels. It is the oldest whiskey in the core Connemara range, famous for its peaty signature, which has somewhat softened in the barrel over the years to produce a beautifully balanced malt. Indeed, at the moment it's the oldest age statement core whiskey produced at any of Ireland's distilleries. Connemara 22 is non-chill-filtered, has not been coloured Nose - Light peat smoke with strong fruit - orange peel, pear and pineapple. Taste - Full bodied and smooth. Fresh fruit, vanilla - plus spicy elements. Finish - Fresh - lots of smoke from Connemara and the fresh fruit flavours from the ex-Bourbon barrels. (credit to published reviews - on which I built mine)