Celtique Connexion Clonmel Peated 8 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 36 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Peaty and smoky, but with a burnt and cooked character. Palate Very dry and quite intensely phenolic. Grassy. Then some sweeter flavours. Baked plantains? Finish Warming. Soothing. Comment Another smoky whisky is always welcome, but I think I may have tasted this under another name.

Dave Broom Nose Oily. Fried mackerel, soot, seems young. Singed rope, lino. Attractive. Palate Opal fruits hazelnut and a smokiness which picks up towards the finish. Finish Medium length. Lightly smoky. Comment Well made, clean and balanced. Worth a punt.