County Louth

Whisky #238 – Connemara Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey

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IMG_3733Connemara Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey. County Louth, Ireland. ABV: 40.00%. Tasted at Bar de Halcyon, $11.

Colour: Straw yellow.

Nose: Leafy hay-like scents, a bit of sweetness too.

Palate: Earthy and peaty, without being as smokey as say some of your Islay peated whiskies. Oily mouthfeel, some soft honey flavours too.

Finish: Slightly sweet fade out, but it’s the peat that sits on the tongue for ages.

Comments: Apparently Ireland’s only peated malt, though I stand to be corrected on that point. Definitely a different beast to the Islay peat monsters, though there’s nothing here that really grabs me about the Connemara to make me want to have another.

Whisky #103: Greenore Single Grain 8 Year Old Irish Whiskey

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IMG_2811Greenore Single Grain 8 Year Old Irish Whiskey. County Louth, Ireland. ABV: 40.00%. Tasted at Clarence’s, $13.

Colour: Pale straw.

Nose: Grassy; maybe a faint feint of fresh leather.

Palate: Soft entry, a touch of spice. If I had to guess I would’ve said it’s a bourbon.

Finish: Very dry, quite brief, front of the palate. Almost a bourbony kind of finish.

Comments: Inoffensive but nothing much to write home about I’m afraid.