70cl
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43%
Replacing the 40% version of the Knappogue Castle 12 Year Old Single Malt. This whiskey was the first Knappogue Castle to have an age statement. It wa..
€59.00
Ex Tax:€47.97
70cl
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46%
Part of the new 'Cask Finish Series' from Knappogue Castle. This single malt is non-chill filtered, triple distilled and aged for a minimum of..
€65.00
Ex Tax:€52.85
70cl
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46%
Master winner at the Irish Whiskey Masters 2023! This is both richer and more complex than the standard twelve year old Knappogue Castle. Named 'T..
€82.00
Ex Tax:€66.67
70cl
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46%
Part of the new 'Cask Finish Series' from Knappogue Castle. This single malt is non-chill filtered, triple distilled, and aged for a minimum o..
€99.50
Ex Tax:€80.89
70cl
/
46%
The Knappogue Castle Cask Finish Series is a range of single malts finished in the finest wine casks. The Marchesi di Barolo limited release is mature..
€80.00
Ex Tax:€65.04
70cl
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54.5%
A special edition of Knappogue Castle 12 Year Old Single Malt that has been bottled at natural cask strength. Matured in first fill bourbon casks for ..
€90.00
Ex Tax:€73.17
70cl
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46%
The Knappogue Castle Château Pichon Baron is another addition to the Knappogue Castle Cask Series, in which single malts are finished in premium..
€80.00
Ex Tax:€65.04
70 cl
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40%
The first Knappogue Castle Single Malt to have an age statement. This is triple distilled in a Northern Irish distillery and is matured in bourbon cas..
€52.95
Ex Tax:€43.05
70cl
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46%
Knappogue 21 is a limited-edition single malt Irish whiskey, with only 1,200 bottles produced. First put into casks in 1994 and 1996, this marriage of..
€210.00
Ex Tax:€170.73
70cl
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43%
The 16 year old Knappogue Castle is a fantastic single malt that has been made using unpeated barley and was triple distilled at Bushmills distillery...
€97.00
Ex Tax:€78.86
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FAQs
Irish whiskey is most honestly assessed neat at room temperature in a tulip glass, where the full aromatic profile can develop. Adding a few drops of room temperature water to a pot still or single malt expression above 46% ABV opens the ester character and integrates the oak. Over a large ice sphere it becomes a more contemplative drink that evolves as the temperature rises. Avoid adding ice to aged or premium expressions: the cold contracts the spirit and suppresses the complexity you paid for.
Yes. Irish whiskey is distilled from a grain mash, typically malted barley with or without unmalted barley, grain, or corn, and the distillation process removes gluten proteins to below detectable levels. All major Irish whiskey producers including Irish Distillers, Midleton, Teeling, and Bushmills consider their products gluten free under current food safety standards. Individuals with clinically confirmed coeliac disease should consult their medical advisor before consuming any grain distilled spirit.
The most consistently excellent Irish whiskeys across price points are Redbreast 12 Year Old as the benchmark single pot still, Yellow Spot 12 Year Old for sherry cask complexity, Midleton Very Rare for aged prestige, and Teeling Single Grain as an underrated value option. For under €40, Powers Gold Label and Jameson 18 Year Old represent excellent value for their respective categories. The single pot still style using both malted and unmalted barley is Ireland's most distinctive and most rewarding contribution to world whiskey.
Irish whiskey is a legally defined spirit produced on the island of Ireland from a yeast fermented grain mash, distilled to under 94.8% ABV, and matured for a minimum of three years in wooden casks on the island of Ireland. The five recognised styles are single malt, single grain, single pot still, blended, and blended malt. Triple distillation, used by the majority of Irish producers, and the use of a proportion of unmalted barley in the single pot still style are the defining technical characteristics of the category.