Knappogue Castle 12 Year Old California Barrel Select Single Malt Irish Whiskey

Name: Knappogue Castle 12 Year Old California Barrel Select Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Brand: Knappogue Castle
SKU: 14814
Price: 51.99 USD
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Size750mL Proof92 (46% ABV) *Please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary

A 12 Year old single malt whiskey, matured in fresh oak barrels and combined with flavors redolent of vanilla, cinnamon and clove spices. Non-chill filtered with 46% ABV.

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This product is available in: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, IL, IN, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MN, MO, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, VA Unfortunately, we can't ship to PO Boxes and APO addresses.

Note: Once an order has been safely & successfully delivered, we do not accept returns due to change of heart or taste. Due to state regulations, we cannot accept the return of alcohol purchased by a customer in error.

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The Story

About Knappogue Castle 12 Year Old California Barrel Select Single Malt Irish Whiskey

The Story of Knappogue Castle Whiskey is as old as the “Monday, Monday” by Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs pop song, but the tale of the castle itself goes way back to 1467 when it was gloriously erected and housed. The main protagonists in this tale were Mark Edwin Andrews, who had acquired the castle in disrepair and his wife Lavonne, a notable architect, who was partial to taking on a fixer-upper. Together, they teamed up, made a full-scale renovation, procured casks of fine pot still across the country, and started bottling them. Mark’s last bottling represented a 1951 vintage, now considered one of the most historically significant commercially available Irish whiskies. He was succeeded by his son, Mark Andrews III, who continued his work and made his legacy available to markets worldwide. Cue in Knappogue Castle 12 Year Old California Barrel Select Single Malt Irish Whiskey—a spirit aged for 12 years in first-fill bourbon casks. They utilized never-before-used barrels to boost the oak flavors and were distilled thrice to achieve ideal smoothness. This non-chill filtered beauty was bottled at 92 proof and boasts biscuit aromas with cinnamon, vanilla and clove flavor notes, ideal for a warm summer’s day or a fresh chilly winter’s eve.

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About Knappogue Castle

In 1966, Texas architect Lavoné Dickensheets Andrews and her husband, Mark, stumbled upon the remains of Knappogue Castle, an Irish landmark in County Clare which was originally built by Clan MacNamara in 1467. Struck by the passionate impulse to restore the castle, the couple purchased Knappogue Castle and embarked on their journey to restore its original grandeur.

While Mrs. Andrews focused on the architectural details of the project, Mark Andrews began buying casks of the finest pot still Irish whiskey and bottling them under his own independent label, suitably named Knappogue Castle. Andrews was unusual in that he chose to bottle single malt Irish whiskeys, as opposed to blends, which most others were choosing at the time. The last of Andrews’ selections, Knappogue Castle 1951, was distilled at the now-defunct B. Daly distillery, and since become the oldest and rarest publicly-available Irish whiskey in existence.

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About Irish Whiskey

Contrary to popular belief that Scots invented whisk(e)y, Irish whiskey was mentioned almost a century before its Scottish brother.

Its origin comes from the perfume distilling monks who decided to tweak the recipe a bit, creating Irish whiskey.

Irish whiskey doesn’t have a lot of rules and regulations to be considered “pure” and can be made with various grains and processes, as long as it is aged for at least three years in wooden casks and has a max ABV of 94.8%.

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Tasting Notes

Decadent biscuit aromas dance on the palate, followed by a spring of freshly cracked black pepper. The palate sways in well-balanced fruity and vanilla notes with the addition of autumnal spices such as cinnamon and clove. It clocks off with a clean, medium-long and smooth finish.

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