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Connemara Original Peated Single Malt

Irish Single Malt Leinster
Age
No age statement
ABV
40%
Introduced
1996
Flavour Fingerprint
Malt Light Fruit Citrus Floral Herbal Spice Sweet Dark Fruit Nutty Earth Maritime Smoke / Peat

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Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.

Tasting

How it drinks

Sight
Pale gold with greenish tinge; light-bodied appearance, thin fast legs
Nose
Sweet peat smoke — heathery, grassy, with honey, vanilla, and fresh citrus. Not medicinal like Islay; the peat is softer, sweeter, almost floral. Irish triple-distilled smoothness wraps the peat
Palate
Medium-bodied. Sweet peat smoke with honey, vanilla, lemon, and green apple. The double distillation (unique for Connemara — not triple) gives more weight than typical Irish whiskey. Peat is present but gentle — more campfire than hospital. Malty sweetness balances the smoke
Finish
Medium finish with lingering sweet smoke, honey, and citrus. The peat fades to a gentle warmth. Clean and approachable — Ireland's answer to Highland Park

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.

Maturation

The wood it came through

  • Bourbon barrels

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