Talents2SBeach
Knob Creek 9 Year Single Barrel Reserve
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
August 10, 2020 (edited November 1, 2020)
Mine is a Binny's store pick, aged just over 11 years.
Re-visiting this review as I unfortunately near the end of my bottle. What a bottle of bourbon! I've seen the prices on these start to creep up a little bit, but it's still an amazing value around $50, especially compared to the other high-proof bottles people go bananas for. Worth noting that this is a single barrel pick, so your bottle may end up varying from mine. There is so much flavor packed into each sip of this though, and each one compliments each other extremely well. Very full mouth feel, lots of peanut and cherry flavors up front followed by caramel, chocolate, orange, molasses, and some more nuttiness.
One cliche I see a lot with barrel proofs is that a bottle is "surprisingly smooth for a xxx proof". I think one of my favorite things about this bottle though is that it doesn't shy away from the proof at all. It has a ton of kick neat or with some water, and while some ice mellows the heat down a bit, it seems to amplify the flavors even more.
This and Rare Breed will continue to be my go-to options for higher-proof bourbons, and hopefully it remains as inexpensive and accessible as it is today. Why go nuts trying to find a bottle of Weller FP or Stagg JR when you can just get this for less?
44.99
USD
per
Bottle
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