Connemara Peated Single Malt 0,7 l

Irish Single Malt Whiskey, 40%vol

Before coal was widely imported to Ireland the local natural fuel of peat – or turf as it’s also known – was used extensively in the distillation of whiskey to dry the cereal crops used and to fire the still. Over the last century this ancient practice was lost until Cooley revived this tradition and released its range of Connemara Peated Single Malts. Connemara is Cooley’s most celebrated whiskey winning a Gold Medal in every International competition it has ever entered.

Inspired by the distillers of scenic Connemara region in the West of Ireland who used peat extensively due to the abundance of peat in the region, Cooley is the only Irish distiller to make Peated Single Malt. This process results in the whiskey having a distinctive smokey/peaty signature that has recently been more associated with Scottish whiskey from the island of Islay. Connemara manages to retain the smoothness and sweetness of an Irish whiskey accompanied with the distinct smokiness from the peat creating a truly unique Irish whiskey.

Coloured with caramel.

Producer: Cooley Distillery, Riverstown, Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland

In a world dominated by faceless multinational corporations, Cooley takes great pride in its authenticity, passion and drive to develop the Irish whiskey industry. Prior to the founding of Cooley in 1987 the Irish whiskey industry was completely controlled by one company. They dictated what Irish whiskey was and how it was sold around the world. The dominance of this monopoly meant that consumers were starved of choice due to a lack of innovation coupled with many of the historic brands from Irish whiskey's golden past being mothballed.

Cooley is extremely proud of being able to resurrect some of these historic brands, in particular the Kilbeggan and Tyrconnell Irish whiskey brands and keeping them Independent to maintain their authenticity. Cooley will continue to invest in both these brands as well as the Old Kilbeggan Distillery in order to bring them back to their former glory.

Irish whiskey is now predominately controlled by the two largest spirits companies in the world, Diageo and Pernod Ricard. Their corporate focus is on single brands within specific categories. As Ireland's only Irish owned independent whiskey distillery, Cooley strives to provide the choice consumers crave.

This can be seen through its dedication to developing the Irish Single Malt category and leading innovation through reviving old techniques and experimentation. Examples of this can be seen in the revival of the ancient practice of drying malted barley with the smoke from peat as seen in the range of Connemara Peated Single Malts or creating new categories such as our range of Greenore Irish Single Grains or Tyrconnell Aged Wood Finishes.