Knappogue Castle 16 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey 750ml

Knappogue Castle 16 Year Old Twin Wood is the deepest and most decorated expression in this celebrated Irish single malt range. Triple distilled from unpeated malted barley, it spends a full 14 years in ex-bourbon casks before a patient 21-month finish in oloroso sherry casks, emerging at 80 proof (40% ABV) with the polish only long aging can give.

The brand traces to Knappogue Castle in County Clare, a fifteenth-century tower house restored by Texan Mark Edwin Andrews, an avid collector of bonded casks of vintage Irish whiskey. His private bottlings became legendary, and the modern range continues that legacy of carefully chosen, age-stated Irish single malts at a time when true age statements from Ireland grow scarcer.

Triple distillation gives Irish malt its famously silky character, and 16 years of oak deepen it here into something honeyed and complex. The bourbon-cask years build vanilla, orchard fruit, and toasted grain; the oloroso finish layers on raisin, fig, and nutty richness without burying the malt's inherent elegance.

The nose shows honey, green apple, and sherried dried fruit; the palate moves through creamy malt, toffee, toasted almond, and gentle baking spice toward a long, rounded finish of fruit and soft oak. Sip it neat or with a few drops of water — this is Irish whiskey built for slow evenings, milestone gifts, and anyone still convinced Irish malt cannot rival its Scottish cousins.

• Size: 750ml
• Proof: 80 (40% ABV)
• Age: 16 years
• Origin: Ireland
• Producer: Knappogue Castle Irish Whiskey
• Style: Triple-distilled single malt Irish whiskey
• Composition: 100% unpeated malted barley
• Cask/Aging: 14 years in ex-bourbon casks, finished 21 months in oloroso sherry casks
• Tasting Notes: Honey, green apple, raisin, fig, toffee, toasted almond, baking spice, long rounded finish