At the risk of offending all of my Irish friends, I have to confess, I am not a huge Irish whiskey fan.  I find them drinkable but kind of boring.  Nothing exciting about what they have to offer in terms of flavor profile.  My thinking, however, on this point recently changed.

Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that I had been moving heavy things all day long and I was outside in the cold driving Seattle rain soaking to the bone for nearly five hours straight. In any event, a friend offered me some Knappogue Castle 12 year Single Malt Irish Whiskey following my long day.  It was incredible.  The best Irish Whiskey I have had.  Very broad flavor profile for an Irish whiskey and very smooth.  Started with good oak bite, had hints of leather and cedar at its mid point, and finished with subtle smokiness reminiscent of a nice scotch.  Although its an Irish Whiskey, I still rate it very high at 90.  Go out and get some of this, you won’t regret it.

Bob