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Knob Creek Single Barrel Select Rye
Rye — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
March 18, 2019 (edited January 18, 2022)
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.
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Interesting with all the mint notes you got. Both store picks I have bought had a lot more barrel char notes. This one sounds like a Sagamore Cask Strength I had a while back. Lots of mint! great review as always!