QuinnDEskimo
Knob Creek Single Barrel Select Rye
Rye — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
September 6, 2019 (edited January 18, 2022)
I’ve been slowly going through this bottle over the last 3 months and have been enjoying the heck out of it. Leuken’s store pick barrel #5948. If I recall I picked it up for $40 so to me it was a no-brainer. These knob Creek store picks are a bargain when available.
Taste is a wonderful rye spice on the tongue that lingers just long enough to make it feel like you just consumed a cinnamon altoid. Nice spicy burn in a way that only a good rye can manage to do. The 115 proof is masked very well by the spice, certainly doesn’t feel like 115 proof.
I’ve been moving away from the straight ryes and been employing them in manhattans and old fashioned’s except for this bottle which I keep to remind me how a good rye should taste when alone.
I’ll certainly be milking this one as long as I can.
9/7/19
39.0
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@Soba45 thank you. I’ve been learning that in order to help others a good review is required so I’m starting to put more effort into my reviews. Of course it helps me as well when I want to remember what a particular spirit tasted like. Right now I’m enjoying a dram of my elijah barrel proof. Sunday football and bourbon!
I really like the std for what it is (simple and uncomplicated). Would love to try this variation. Good review :-).