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Knappogue Castle

Knappogue Castle
14 Year Old Non-Chill Filtered Single Malt Irish Whiskey

Category: Irish Single Malt Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: Ireland
Alcohol: 46%
92 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$96

Knappogue Castle
14 Year Old Non-Chill Filtered Single Malt Irish Whiskey

Category: Irish Single Malt Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: Ireland
Alcohol: 46%
Gold color. Aromas and flavors of apple cobbler and baked peach, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, ginger, and honey, and kola nut and butter cream with a round, vibrant, dry medium-to-full body and a tingling, very complex, medium-long finish with notes of apple pie crust with extra baking spice, vanilla cream and cocoa nibs, green savory lift on the finish, and raisined fruit. A delicious and lingering Irish Single Malt full of flavor and matured with care; delicious on its own but would be lovely with a single ice cube or a few drops of water.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: apple cobbler and baked peach, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, ginger, and honey, and kola nut and butter cream
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of apple pie crust with extra baking spice, vanilla cream and cocoa nibs, green savory lift on the finish, and raisined fruit
Smoothness Smoothness: Tingling
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails, neat, on the rocks and with cigars
Cocktail Cocktails: Irish Coffee, Hot Toddy, Whiskey Smash
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A delicious and lingering Irish Single Malt full of flavor and matured with care; delicious on its own but would be lovely with a single ice cube or a few drops of water.

The Importer

Castle Brands Inc.

The Importer
122 East 42nd. Street, Suite 5000
New York, NY 10168
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Irish Single Malt Whiskey

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Serve in a Glencairn Scotch Whisky Glass
Single malt Irish whiskeys, like their Scottish cousins, are whiskies that are only made with malted barley. They are usually triple distilled through both column and pot stills, although there are a few exclusively pot-distilled brands.