Quote Originally Posted by Canuck of NI View Post
. . .Connemara Single Malt. . .I was so charmed that I bought a bottle (around $140) and have never regretted it. A wonderful whisky, Irish, but as good as many of more expensive Scotchs I've tried.
One of only a couple of Irish whiskies that are still peated, and I couldn't agree more with your assessment! The Irish were still doing that a lot up to the 19th century. The only other Irish single malts I'm aware of that are peated, and which I haven't tried yet, are Clonmel and Cadenhead.