Knob Creek 12 Year Small Batch Bourbon

Knob Creek 12 year. Aroma: Pecan butter, sweet vanilla ice cream, rich with jiffy peanut butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, pineapple, and walnut. Taste: Pecan pie bomb! Oily, very very smooth. Literally tastes like a fresh peanut butter pie, with pecan and apple pie. Honestly one of the best bourbons I have had this year. 93/100

Check out my video review here https://youtu.be/8382xlOBUGY .

Heavy

I lucked up on my first bottle when I went to Los Angeles to see family and friends. I'm admittedly a huge Knob Creek fan, but this expression totally surprised me and immediately became my favorite.

Freshly opened bottle - the nose is immediately oak, creme brûlée and earthy notes resemble the of the Beam peanut shell funk. There’s a tickle of ethanol as well but not the eye burning single barrel effect being 20 proof lower. No sting up front, just soft oak and sweetness with heat and a bit of candies cherries and slight cinnamon kick on the end (which more closely resembles the mid-palate 9 year age statement single barrel). It has more of the floral, oak and leather tones than its 9yr age statement sibling. For the price I think I prefer the heat and spice of the younger sib but this is still a good sipper and likely take enough to please the masses. For the price would take Bookers any day of the week though.