Knappogue Castle 12 Year Bourbon Cask Matured

Smokey full rich sweet floral

Silky smooth, slight mint freshness balanced by nougat

I found this to be a bit of a letdown. Nothing awful about it but just very “meh” tasting. Perhaps I caught a bad batch? There didn’t seem to be any barrel influence whatsoever and the flavor was extremely mild to the point of being nearly flavorless, which I found surprising. Jameson or Tullamore Dew seem like a flavor bomb in comparison. Very peculiar and a bit disappointing.

A definite must for the Irish whiskey lovers’ cabinets...complex on the front end like thumb wrestling a guy 3 times your size, but simple and straightforward in the back end...like a clean, mutual breakup over email.