The Connemara region in Ireland is considered particularly worth seeing by travellers, as it provides an interesting contrast between green valleys with many small lakes, mystical moorlands and rugged mountain ranges. The Kilbeggan distillery, on the other hand, is located in the heart of the Irish lowlands, surrounded by a network of pastures, meadows and fields, and is considered the oldest licensed whiskey distillery in the country. It was founded in 1757. Close to the Northern Ireland border, on a peninsula of sorts and just a kilometre from the beach, the company has operated a second distillery called Cooley since 1987 - this is where all five varieties of the Connemara brand come from. To make the origin of the multiple award-winning peated whisky clear, the 40% spirit was bottled in a green translucent bottle. Its peaty taste is exceptional in that this is normally the hallmark of single malt Scotch whiskies. In fact, the Connemara Irish Peated Malt is the only Irish whisky that tastes of peat smoke - whether this is also the reason for the name after a region characterized by moorland? In any case, the Connemara tastes not only of peat, but also of malt, honey and barley.