Knob Creek 12 Year Small Batch Bourbon

Vanilla, brown sugar, with light tropical fruit and char oak on the nose, very pleasant. Coating and soft mouthfeel, hint of fruit, brown sugar cereal, and then some spicy grassy rye comes on. Orange peel in the finish. No deep smoke or oak for the 12 years. At 50 ABV it has enough umph to take notice, but easy to drink. Opens with a little ice, but disappears faster in the finish. Another quality Knob product. BTW, named overall Best American Whiskey of 2020 by Breakingbourbon.com (Dec 2020), and #2 most exciting whiskey of 2022 by Whisky Advocate.

A complex, wonderful expression of the Beam mash bill you know and love. Not as peanut forward as some Booker’s variation (or Old Tub!), but plenty of that funk underneath a bouquet of fruit and spice. It’s delicious, and well worth the MSRP.

A great pour. Well worth the pick up if you come across it

Not too spicy on the nose, mild hug, notes of anise/black licorice, very smooth, medium length finish, a little astringent in the after taste