Knob Creek Single Barrel Select Rye

Neat. Uncorked store pick. Need to try it again. Did a blind test taste against Old Forrester Rye so no tasting notes. The OF was way ahead on flavor and even bite. I was confident I like the Knob better until the reveal. It was still really good but a more standard Rye profile compared to OF.

This is Single Barrel store pick - 115 proof - Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey. N: Seasoned oak, rye bread, spearmint, vanilla, cinnamon, butterscotch, teaberry. P: Spearmint, teaberry, light vanilla, butterscotch, faint dill. F: Oak and nutmeg, mint morphs into black pepper. The nose is fairly busy and powerful, as you would expect with that high of a Proof. On the palate, an initial alcohol bite gives way to that of chewing sticks of spearmint and teaberry gum at the same time with a little dill, vanilla, and butterscotch on the side. It’s heavy on the mint overall, but that’s not really surprising. A decent rye all-in-all.

Full body of taste. Pretty good for a knob creek pour.

Nose: vanilla, blackberry, spice Taste: black pepper, spice, molasses