Knob Creek 15 Year Bourbon (2021 Release)

Nose: oak and leather dominate. Beam nuttiness. Pretzel, oversalted caramel. Feint licorice Palate: age smooths out any harsh or spiciness. Beam nuttiness is feint. Oak, oak and more oak. Finish: oak and very tannic. Lingering and leave your mouth very dry. Powerful but the 100 proof keeps it from beint overwhelming. Dark chocolate and pretzel note appears. One dimensional in its oak profile but it never overwhelms. It does one thing and does it whelm. 12 year is more balanced and give you more traditional bourbon flavors but this does a great job of differentiating itself. Fine at 100 proof, 10-15 more proof points would have done this wonders. 7 on the t8ke scale

Excellent - really quite exceptional. Enjoying this one a tad more than the 2020 release.

This is an outstanding bourbon. You do get some peanut, but it’s so much more refined than normal Beam product. I really get some nice vanilla notes and the deep color off this is really translates into some soft oak and cherry notes. I have seem and read people say KC 12 year exceeds 15 year and I wonder if they have truly done a blind with them. Don’t get me wrong .. 12 year at $60 is a damn good bourbon. $5 a year… sign me up. It’s really good. More vanilla, but a tad thinner than the 15. In a true blind, the 15 offers a richer bourbon and one that I think is worth the extra $30. It’s more viscous, more complex, less peanut taste. You really cannot go wrong with either, however KC15 really is among the better higher end bourbon values on the shelf that people do not chase. Less than $6 a year … it’s well worth the $90 price. But you should own both 12 and 15. Among the best values on the shelf.

Oakier than I wanted, but smooth with cherry notes. Solid overall

Did a tasting with KC12, 15 and 18. Actually very similar profiles for the three. Obviously the 18 had more oak finish, but not overpowering like the EC18. The 12 is a little sweeter with less oak, so just depends on your preference.

Great blend. Wood, spice traditional Carmel notes. This is what knob creek should be. Maybe this is too mellow. The wood is a little drying.