Connemara Peated Single Malt

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 15 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Pronounced smoke, rather than peat, though both are evident. Palate Syrupy. Sweet grass. Smoky, some drier hints of phenol. A suggestion of juicy wood extracts, or sherry, rounding out the flavours. Finish Smoky and emphatically grassy. Sweet grass but also spicy dryness. Comment Lots happening. Chimney pots of smoke. I love this whiskey.

Jim Murray Nose An elegant floral style of peat, iodine laced with heather offering a deliciously sweet maltiness. Excellent. Palate Intensely malty at first. Immaculately clean and juicy, almost. Finish Medium, melt-in-the-mouth and luscious. Comment Not as complex on the palate as before. This is a truly great whiskey developing in the mould of a youngish Port Ellen.