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Knappogue Castle 12 Year Marchesi di Barolo Cask Finish
Single Malt — Ireland
Reviewed
August 18, 2022 (edited April 15, 2023)
This ups the complexity and fruit flavors from the 14 year Twin Wood. On the nose, I get some tropical fruit, dusty wood, citrus. As tends to be a trend with my tastings of Irish whiskey, the nose stands out above the palate. But the palate is still enjoyable, bringing red fruit, strawberry taffy, light maltiness, tropical fruit, toffee. Some bitter and tannins show up on the finish, but give a nice balance to the fruit. Overall, it’s definitely an upgrade over the 14 year for me. It’s nice that it’s bottled at 46%, like the 14 year also. It’s a moot point about whether I would buy this again, as it was a limited release of 1200 bottles. I’m not sure it’s quite enough better to justify the $30 price difference since I can find the 14 year locally for 45, but I will enjoy this bottle.
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