The last of a run of three vintage Cooleys bottled by Knappogue, before the switch to Bushmills. The 1992 was bottled at eight years old after spending its life in a bourbon cask. According to Castle Brands, 'this bottling owns far more grip and structural grace than the 1991'. A very easygoing double-distilled malt. The second of two batches of this vintages...
The Knappogue Castle vintage malt series started with three Cooleys before changing direction slightly with this Bushmills. The delicate malt theme is maintained but there's extra spice and fruit in the 1993. This one is triple-distilled, while the previous have been just distilled twice...
The second Bushmills in the Knappogue Castle vintage range (previous ones being from Cooley), this one was bottled in 2004. Plenty of typical of floral Bushmills notes with heaps of fruit too. The first of two batches from this year of distillation...
Triple-distilled at the Bushmills Distillery in 1994 and bottled in late 2009, just shy of its 15th birthday. The casks for this single malt were hand picked by Mark Andrews III and just 1,100 bottles were released...
The third Bushmills in the series, following some Cooleys. This is a triple-distilled, bourbon matured single malt that builds on the 1994. Very interesting to try alongside the other Bushmills vintages from Knappogue. A little more vanilla and spice, with not shortage of light fruits. The first of two bottlings from this vintage...
The Knappogue vintage series takes a jump from 1995 to 1998, but it's along the same lines. This malt is bourbon matured, like the previous bottlings in the range. It was bottled back in 2010. You can expect a smooth vanilla malt with some honey and light fruits. Delicate...
The extra maturation in a Mongeard-Mugneret Burgundy cask has enhanced the natural fruitiness of the Bushills malt, andding layers of juiciness, gentle spices and dark chocolate...
The second bottling of the Celtic Whiskey Shop single cask series from Knappogue Castle. This whiskey was finished in a Pinot Noir cask from Mongered Mugneret, resulting in hazelnut, coffee, vanilla and sweet spice notes...
Finished in a Marco di Bartoli Marsala cask, which has added touches of caramel toffees, banoffee pie and mocha. This 1st edition of the single cask Knappogue Castles is one of our all-time favourite whiskeys...
Initially matured in an ex-Bourbon cask before being finished in a Marsala barrel from Marco di Bartoli in Sicily. Dry, spicy and powerful. Some nice fusel oil flavours along with lots of dried fruits, chocolate, caramel and orange peel...
A rich and spicy whiskey that was formulated to recreate the taste and appearance of old pre-prohibition bourbons. Flavours of nuts, chocolate, toasty oak and spice. ..
An intersting old bottle from Gordon and MacPhail's Connoiseur's Choice series. This is a real treat and has the classic light, citrus and malt flavours expected...
So much more than just another smoky whisky. This is packed full of flavours of iodine, sweet malt, candied orange peel, lapsang souchon and pipe tobacco. ..
Very full-bodied and rich with an incredibly complex flavour profile. Bonfires on the beach, caramel toffees, banana bread, dark chocolate and prunes...