December 22nd 2017. So tonight, I am having dinner, and decided to review Knob Creek. I ordered a neat one, and my gorgeous waitress brought me a double... First Nose: This immediately got my attention as a good all around Bourbon... Sweet aromas of corn and oak char .. and hint of cherry, First Sip: Smooth, sweet, and I can feel and taste the alchohol burn but it is still pleasant on the toungue. The oak finish lingers and transitions to a bitterness.. and fades into an oily creaminess. 2nd Nose: More cherry... Less oaky... 2nd Sip was a little larger... Chewed it a bit... May have been too soon for that... Left me with a kind of an astringent after taste on the outside edges of the toungue... This is real Kentucky Bourbon... It is very good, but a bit strong on the deeper darker notes and that is usually considered a good thing. Molasses hints come out after a few minutes... 3rd Nose: More cherry, molasses cookies... Some carmel... 3rd Sip: Its growing on ne... Still a little heavy on alchohol, but it reminds me of a bakery... Freash bread and cakes... Carrot cake...