Connemara 12 Year Old
Connemara 12 Year Old is a Irish whisky made by Cooley Distillery. ABV: 40%. Age: 12. Our expert rating is 8.2/10.
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Nose
Mellow peat smoke, beeswax, stewed pear and a soft biscuity malt, with vanilla oak settling behind.
Palate
Honeyed and rounded — dried apricot, cereal sweetness, a gentle peat warmth, toffee and a whisper of dark chocolate.
Finish
Long, warming, smoke fading slowly into honey, oak spice and toasted cereal.
Expert Review
8.2/10Twelve years of quiet maturation on Ireland's peated single malt — the smoke mellowed, the honey deepened, the dram turned contemplative.
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