Knappogue Castle 12 Year Bourbon Cask Matured

Sweet, clean. Better than most Irish’s I’ve had. Probably the aging length in bourbon barrels. Definitely worth the $39. Goes down a little too easy.

I got this as my free bottle on Flaviar. I have only tried the more popular Irish Whisky's and wanted to try something new. On the first sip I was pleasantly surprised by how light it tasted and all delicious flavors. There was plenty of fruity, oak and caramel flavors and it's fantastic. Everyone I have had try this has been very impressed by how smooth and tasty it is. Definitely satisfied with my selection!

Fantastic Irish whiskey. A lot less peat flavor as compared to the 16 but nearly as smooth. Excellent!

Honey and vanilla aromas. Sweet, warm with a bit of heat on the way down.

I tasted this as part of a flight that included a variety from around the world, ordered from light to intense as follows: 1. Knappogue Castle 12 2. Glendronach 12 3. Yamazaki 12 4. Evan Williams Single Barrel Bourbon 5. Rittenhouse Rye 6. Highland Park 12 The instructions were to mix and match in tasting, but to leave the highly peated Scotch (#6) for last so it didn’t overwhelm the others. I found the entire flight to be extremely pleasing. This particular whiskey emanated pears strongly from start to finish, with fresh pears on the nose, and dried pears on the finish. Other notes included sweet grass and chewy Sweet Tarts, with the slightest whiff of smoke on the finish. I loved it.