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WHAT: Connemara Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey Rating: NNNN
WHERE: Cork, Ireland
WHY: Retail onslaughts give you fair warning about Christmas, Halloween and Easter, but St. Patrick’s can still creep up on a person. If it has just dawned on you that today’s the day for the wearin’ o’ the green and you need some special Irish booze, you can always count on Connemara. With notes of sultana raisins, just a touch of iodine and clean, subtle charcoal throughout, this is an attractive, thoughtful and timely whiskey.
PRICE: 700 ml/$54.95
AVAILABILITY: At selected Vintages outlets (product #27946)