2021 24 Days of Whisk(e)y - Day 16

Day 16 of the 24 Days of Whisk(e)y - tonight I'm trying out Teeling Blackpitts Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey, 46% ABV. There are not many peated Irish Whiskeys... let's see how this one is.

On the nose, I get toffee, bbq smoke, orange, sweet honey. The taste I get dry wood, sweet honey, touch of fruit, and a bit of peat way in the back. The finish is sweetness, wood, touch of spice, touch of smoke.

Adding water, I get a little more fruit on the nose and the nose is softer. The taste I do get a little smoke now, along with more wood, and the finish is more woody - I probably prefer this neat. Connemara, another peated Irish Whiskey that I have currently (though the cask strength version) seems to have more peat on the taste and finish, and I probably like a bit more (I should get another bottle of Connemara 12 sometime, haven't had that in ages). Overall, I had higher hopes for this one, and this was a bit of a letdown. Still, it's not bad - rated 3.25 / 5.0