• Knappogue Castle K&L Exclusive 12 Year Old Single Barrel Single Malt Irish Whiskey 750ml ($49.99) Knappogue Castle is a third party label that bottles sourced and purchased whiskies from Ireland’s main whisky distilleries. This particular 12 year old cask comes from Cooley distillery, the unloved stepchild to big brothers Midleton and Bushmills. Now that Beam/Suntory has taken over the reigns at Cooley, getting our hands on single barrels of Irish whisky has become much more difficult, so we jumped on this baby while we had the chance. This is just a delicious and classically-flavored Irish whisky through and through. Soft vanilla immediately awakens the palate, with flavors of stone fruit and sweet oak shortly behind it. The backend is creamy and rich, and the finish is malty and round. There’s nothing earth-shattering going on inside of this whisky, but it’s just darn tasty. It’s one of the whiskies where you say, “Man, that’s just freakin’ delicious. Can I have another glass?” Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, th is is the bottle you’ll want for your celebration. Bottled exclusively for K&L. Only 216 bottles available.

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