Most serious whisky drinkers have been to, or at least know about the existence of whisky shows… there’s a good variety of them over the UK these days, but one of the largest, best known, and continually popular shows is The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show in London every year at the start of October. It’s always great to see friendly faces and to talk geeky things with industry experts while trying a massive variety of different goodies. Continue reading
Connemara Peated Irish Whisky – 40% ABVInfo: “Inspired by Ireland’s ancient distilling traditions, Connemara’s smooth sweet malt taste and complex peat flavours makes it a truly unique Irish whiskey. Connemara is the most decorated Irish whiskey with a huge collection of Gold Medals and has been honoured as the ‘Worlds Best Irish Single Malt’. ”
Colour: Orangey carmalelly gold.
Nose: Caramel sweet barley with light peat. Slight wine tones. Beefy, flinty, metallic, minerally.
Palate: Light filtered oils cover your mouth with caramel toffee barley and gentle peat.
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