Connemara

Matt on December 8th, 2010

Connemara Turf Mor Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey 58.2% ABV/116.4 Proof 50+ Euros Currently available in the UK, Germany, Benelux, and Ireland What the Distillery Says: Turf Mor is the latest and 2nd edition to the Small Batch Collection series of Connemara. The first was the highly successful Connemara Sherry Finish, of which sales are [...]

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Matt on March 18th, 2010

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I lead a tasting of Irish whiskeys last weekend.  Planning an event like this turned out more difficult than I expected.  With tasting classes on rye, bourbon, and single malt Scotch under my belt, I thought Irish would be a breeze.  There are only four distilleries to choose from [...]

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Richard on February 5th, 2009

Whisky, like most things goes through phases. Some of these phases are more macroeconomic like the historical boom and bust periods for whisky sales and their impacts on production and distillery openings and closings. Other phases tend to seem more like fads. fad – noun a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., esp. one [...]

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