Vincenzo’s in downtown Louisville is understood amongst locals as a fine-dining institution for celebrations and particular events—and one group of ELEVATE attendees commemorated the tip of the annual occasion by having fun with their last meal on the Italian eatery.
Over a steak and fish dinner, the bartenders loved numerous cocktails crafted with Knappogue Citadel single-malt Irish whiskey. The welcome cocktail of the night time was impressed by Kerry apple cake, in any other case often known as Irish apple cake. Dubbed a kerry kiss spritz, the drink was a mix of apple juice, Knappogue Citadel whiskey, amaretto, recent cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger beer, and Frangelico.
The second cocktail was a twist on a London fog latte, which is usually made with Earl Gray tea and bergamot lavender. The ELEVATE dinner model boasted Knappogue Citadel whiskey, Earl Gray tea, bergamot liqueur, and lavender easy syrup. And to pair with dessert, company had been served a chai’rish espresso. The riff on traditional Irish espresso featured chai tea, Bailey’s, amaretto, Knappogue Citadel whiskey, and low.
Bartenders had been additionally handled to a straight tasting of Knappogue Citadel Irish whiskey. “Knappogue in Gaelic means ‘hill of the kiss,’” defined Tara Gillum, who owns Steiner’s Speakeasy in Chillicothe, OH.
“It was a ardour challenge that mainly developed into this model.”
Named after the precise fort in Eire wherein it sits, Knappogue Citadel’s merchandise are made with pure Irish spring water and malted barley. The corporate at the moment has 12-, 14-, and 16-year-old expressions obtainable, and ELEVATE attendees sampled all three.
The 12-year-old is the model’s signature, and is made solely from malted barley; the 14-year-old is a mixture of single malts aged in bourbon barrels and Oloroso sherry casks; and the 16-year-old is aged for at least 14 years in bourbon barrels, then completed in Oloroso sherry casks to finish its 16-year getting older course of.
