Knappogue Castle Whiskey 21Yr

In 1966, Mark Edwin Andrews purchased Knappogue Castle, a 15th century castle in Ireland, which was then in ruins. He and his wife, a prominent architect, then embarked on an ambitious program of restoration, in an effort to return the structure to its original state of glory and grandeur. It was around this time that Andrews began buying casks of fine pot still whiskey from top distilleries in the country. The casks were further aged and bottled under what is now the Knappogue Castle label. His last bottling, a 1951 vintage aged 36 years, is revered by connoisseurs as the oldest and rarest commercially available Irish whiskey on the market. Many years later, his son, Mark Andrews III, would bring Knappogue 1951 and his fatherxe2u20acu2122s legacy to the United States and other international markets.

Alcohol percentage: 46

Tasting Notes

On the nose and palate, expect hints of fresh baked bread with a mellow, complex taste, finished with a malty cereal sweetness. Non-chill filtered.