Distillery
Cooley Distillery
9 reviews
Connemara 12 Year Old Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Connemara
Connemara 12 is the rare Irish whiskey that uses peat as a structural beam rather than a wrecking ball. Twelve years in wood have softened the smoke into something almost creamy, making it the ideal bottle for anyone curious about peated Irish whiskey without the Islay intensity. A bridge dram with genuine character.
Tyrconnell 10 Year Old Port Cask Finish
Tyrconnell
The port cask finish adds complexity without masking the whiskey's essential double-distilled character. This is Cooley at its most approachable — a whiskey that demonstrates how thoughtful cask finishing can add dimension to an already solid malt. Non-chill filtered at 46%, it rewards neat exploration.
Knappogue Castle 14 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Knappogue Castle
This 14-year expression sits in a sweet spot where the extra maturation adds depth without overshadowing the distillery's inherently clean, fruit-forward character. It's proof that Irish single malt can compete on complexity, not just smoothness. Well-priced for the age and quality.
Tyrconnell 15 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Tyrconnell
Tyrconnell's 15-year expression is an exercise in quiet sophistication. Double-distilled rather than triple, it retains more texture and character than many Irish malts, and the extended aging rounds its edges without sanding away personality. A thinking person's Irish whiskey.
Connemara Cask Strength Peated Single Malt
Connemara
Connemara Cask Strength is arguably the most uncompromising Irish whiskey on the market. It rejects every stereotype about the category's gentleness and replaces it with smoky, full-throttle character. At cask strength, it invites experimentation — neat, with water, or even as the backbone of a bold cocktail.
Tyrconnell 10 Year Old Madeira Cask Finish
Tyrconnell
The Madeira finish gives this Tyrconnell an extra dimension that its standard expressions don't reach. Ten years of maturation provides enough malt structure to stand up to the wine cask influence, and the result is an Irish whiskey with genuine layering. An underrated gem in the single malt category.
Cooley Distillery Connemara 12 Year Old Peated Single Malt
Connemara
Connemara remains the standard-bearer for peated Irish whiskey, and the 12-year expression adds a maturity and roundness the core release lacks. The extra time in wood tempers the peat into something elegant and layered. It's a compelling argument that smoke and Irish whiskey are not mutually exclusive traditions.
Tyrconnell Single Malt
Beam Suntory (Kilbeggan Distilling Co.)
Smoked trout on soda bread with dill and crème fraîche
Kilbeggan 14 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey Peated
Kilbeggan
This is one of Irish whiskey's quieter structural achievements — peat used not for spectacle but for spine. Cooley's double-distilled approach keeps the smoke refined, and fourteen years rounds every edge. A peated Irish that proves discipline is more interesting than volume.