Although relatively little-known in the UK, Knockando is in fact Diageo's fifth best-selling malt due to its enormous popularity in France and Spain. Despite its popularity, less than 10% of production is kept for single malt as the remainder is required for the J & B blend, of which it is the heart. Knockando belongs to the lighter style ... Read More »
A 1994 vintage Knockando bottled by the folks at Douglas Laing as part of their Old Malt Cask range. Matured for 17 years in a refill hoghead and bottled in late 2011.
An elegant, sophisticated Knockando, Master Reserve 21yo is made with casks lying in the coolest part of the warehouse. These casks take longer to mature and the resulting malt is extremely smooth.
The first Knockando in Diageo's special releases line-up and a bit of a swerve from normal. Firstly, there's no vintage on the bottle, unlike their other expressions, and secondly it's matured solely in first fill sherry casks, for a heavily rich flavour.
A remarkably dark 12yo Knockando 1996 bottled at full strength from a sherry cask (surely a first-fill) for the Managers' Choice series. It's fair to say that this will likely be somewhat more intense than the standard 12yo.
A wonderful old 1980s bottling of Knockando 1964 in the traditional rectangular decanter. We think the packaging design on this still looks great after all these years.