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Connemara Whiskey

Connemara is a rarity in its own category: a peated Irish single malt in a country where most whiskeys traditionally avoid smoke. The name comes from the rugged, beautiful region on Ireland's west coast, and the whiskey was created by Cooley Distillery in the 1990s as a deliberate break from the Irish norm. It's a whiskey that insists Irish whiskey can be wild too.

  • Connemara 12 Year Old Peated Irish Single Malt Whiskey bottle
    Item no.: 22227865382-12

    Twelve years of maturation gives Connemara's peated style extra depth, without losing the rustic, earthy character the brand is known for.

    Expert Review

    Connemara 12 Year Old is a peated Irish Single Malt Whiskey matured for 12 years, bottled at 40%.

    The whiskey builds on Connemara's signature style, where the malt is dried over peat fire following Irish tradition. With 12 years of maturation, the peat character has time to merge with notes of honey, malt and oak, giving a more complex and full-bodied experience than the brand's younger release. The whiskey shares the same light, golden colour, but a deeper and more rounded flavour profile.

    Tasting Notes

    Nose

    Smoky peat with mature notes of honey and oak.

    Palate

    Full and complex, with malt, dried fruit and a warm peat character.

    Finish

    Long, gently smoky and lightly sweet.

    Specifications

    Name: Connemara 12 Year Old
    Distillery: Connemara
    Region/Country: Ireland
    Type: Peated Irish Single Malt Whiskey
    Age: 12 years
    ABV: 40%
    Size: 70 CL
    EAN no.: 5099357002497

    Flavour Profile

    Smoky · Full-bodied · Honeyed · Peat-driven · Complex

    Did You Know?

    Connemara is named after the rugged and beautiful landscape in western Ireland, which lent its name to the whiskey's rustic, earthy character.
    See our full range of Connemara

    • 1pcs.
      100,50EUR
  • Connemara Peated Irish Single Malt Whiskey bottle
    Item no.: 22227865382-1

    Most Irish whiskeys avoid peat, but Connemara does the opposite, drawing inspiration from Ireland's older distilling traditions, where peat smoke was a natural part of the process.

    Expert Review

    Connemara Peated Irish Single Malt Whiskey is a peated Irish Single Malt Whiskey, bottled at 40%.

    The whiskey draws inspiration from Ireland's older distilling traditions, where peat was often used to dry the malted grain, a practice now rare among Irish whiskeys. The malt is dried over peat fire, giving Connemara a velvety base character with a distinct yet balanced peat note. The whiskey has a light, golden colour and a silky palate.

    Tasting Notes

    Nose

    Smoky peat with hints of heather and honey.

    Palate

    Silky, with honey, malt and dried fruit, balanced by peat and vanilla.

    Finish

    Medium, with a gentle, smoky close.

    Specifications

    Name: Connemara Peated Irish Single Malt Whiskey
    Distillery: Connemara
    Region/Country: Ireland
    Type: Peated Irish Single Malt Whiskey
    Age: Min. 3 years
    ABV: 40%
    Size: 70 CL
    EAN no.: 5099357002305

    Flavour Profile

    Smoky · Peat-driven · Honeyed · Silky · Floral

    Did You Know?

    Connemara is named after the rugged and beautiful landscape in western Ireland, which lent its name to the whiskey's rustic, earthy character.
    See our full range of Connemara

    • 1pcs.
      60,25EUR
   

About Connemara

Connemara is a peated Irish single malt whiskey from Cooley Distillery, named after the rugged west coast region of Ireland. For a newcomer, it's a surprising, smoky introduction to Irish whiskey, very different from the category's usual light style; for the connoisseur, Connemara is interesting precisely as the exception that proves the rule - proof that Irish whiskey holds far more stylistic range than most people initially expect.

History & Background

When John Teeling launched Connemara in the 1990s, it was a bold move challenging a widespread perception that Irish whiskey was by definition light and soft. The name draws on the Connemara region in Galway, known for its peat bogs, though the whiskey is actually distilled on the Cooley Peninsula further east.

Production & Style

The whiskey is double-distilled, unlike the Irish triple-distillation norm, giving a more powerful, Scotch-like distillate that matches the smoky style.

Signature Style

Smoky, Powerful, Untraditional
Peat smoke meets soft fruit sweetness and a hint of the sea – a combination placing Connemara somewhere between Irish softness and Islay power.

Facts

DistilleryCooley Distillery
Founded1996 (brand launch)
PronouncedKon-ne-ma-ra
RegionCounty Louth
CountryIreland
OwnerBeam Suntory
Cask PolicyEx-bourbon casks

Did You Know?

Historical sources show peated whiskey was actually common in Ireland before the 1800s – Connemara thus revives an old, not a new, Irish tradition.

Like Connemara? You should also try:

Bushmills, Teeling and Jameson.