I am not a huge rye whisley fan. I drink them fairly often but its not my go to. Thats what not being a huge fan means. Youre still a fan, just not a huge one. Knob Creek is part of the Jim Beam/Suntory hybrid frankenstein mega-company so in my mind they are part of the worlds problems and not on the solution side in any way. Most of their products are shells of their former glory and/or marketing gimmicks that only prove how dumb we as consumers truly are. But deep down in their deep dark place of deepy deep, they know how to make good whiskey. And Knob Creek is one of their most consistent outputs. This one, a barrel strength rye, is very very good. Oak and leather and spice and that minty peppery dill thing ryes often bring and if you’re like me which is unlikely you realize halfway through the dram that even the most bullshitty of bullshit artists sometimes do something positive, which is more than we can say about our installed leaders and mostly anyone who lives and works in Washington DC . So whether thats praise for JimBeam'SuntoryStein or a fiery insult to the wannabe powers that be, the interpretation is up to you. This is ghoulbuns, signing out from the banana republic formerly known as USA