Where is Connemara whisky made?

The Story of Connemara With a core range of ‘Original’, ’12 year old’ and ‘Cask Strength’ the brand has met with considerable success since its launch in 1999. Despite the name, there is no distillery in the Connemara region. Instead, the whiskey is produced at Cooley distillery in County Louth.

What does Connemara taste like?

CONNEMARA® ORIGINAL An aroma of sweet barley with wafts of peaty smoke, kippers and well baked apple crumble. Tastes of lightly honey sweet, subdued clean rather than sooty smoke with peaty vegetal notes, sweet barley water, light spice and vanilla oak.

What is Connemara Stone?

Connemara Marble is a rare form of marble found in the region. It is typically greenish in colour. While the colour is predominately green there are often shades of grey and brown seen throughout. 4000 year old axes made from Connemara Marble in the Stone Age can be seen in The National Museum of Ireland.

Who makes Michael Collins Irish whiskey?

Sazerac
US spirits producer Sazerac has confirmed its acquisition of the Michael Collins Irish whiskey brand, which was previously owned by the Sidney Frank Importing Company.

What does Greenore stand for?

Greenore (Irish: An Grianfort) is a small town, townland and deep water port on Carlingford Lough in County Louth, Ireland.

Is Greenore a town in Ireland?

Greenore (Irish: An Grianfort) is a small town, townland and deep water port on Carlingford Lough in County Louth, Ireland. The population of Greenore and the surrounding rural area (electoral area) was 898 in the 2002 Irish census. Greenore has the only privately owned port in Ireland.

Who owns the Greenore Port?

The port was owned by Aodogan O’Rahilly (1904-2000) – father of Radio Caroline founder Ronan O’Rahilly from 1958 until 2000. In the 1970s there was regular freight shipping from the port to Bristol. In 2005 Greenore was Irelands’s 10th largest port in terms of tonnage handled with 649,000 tonnes of goods handled.

How old is Kilbeggan whiskey?

Best known for its non-age-stated version, in 2007, a 15-year aged version was released. An 18-year aged whiskey has also been released. Kilbeggan Single Grain – formerly marketed as Greenore, this is a single grain whiskey, made with corn alone, and aged in Bourbon casks.