Connemara Bog Oak
Added on Sunday, Jul 29, 2012 at 08:53 PM
  Bottler: OB
  Age: N/A Type: Irish
  Vintage: N/A Subtype: Single Malt
  ABV: 57.50 % Region:
  Price: $350 Availability: Overseas Specialty
Used heavily peated connemara used in the Turf Mor and added maltd up to 15 years old and placed it into 3 ex bourbon casks that were fitted with new bog oak ends and stored from10-12 months before bottling.  Limited to 1000 bottles.
Member Ratings and Notes
Fuji
 
You can really smell the "bog" here in the form of old damp moldy wood.  Very musty, moldy with a lemon zest.  Creamy on the palate with vanilla and toffee sweetness contrasted with smokey earthy notes.  Finish is a bit salty with rubber (chewing on rubberbands).
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