Nine years old,100 proof, around $35, it’s hard to understand why Knob Creek bourbon isn’t bought by the truckload, since every other super premium of this caliber has gone allocated, completely dropped its age statement or DOUBLED in price. The nose is sweet corn, mint, and chocolate orange. Extremely pleasant and elegant. The palate is a cinnamon spice, orange vanilla cream, oak inflected dream. Perfect to sip neat, but also decent with a cube. PURE BOURBON PLEASURE
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Four Roses Small Batch
Comprised of OBSK, OESK, OBSO, and OESO, the four bourbons that make up Small Batch are arguably the all stars of the Four Roses recipe universe. Mingling rich fruit and soft spice on the nose. Touches of caramel corn and apples. On the palate, one of the softest and spiciest combos you’ll ever taste. Dried fruit, creamy vanilla, and long strands of cinnamon on the finish.
Basil Hayden Bourbon
Sweet orange tea, marmalade, ginger, and honey on the nose. On the palate, soft apricot and peach, lemon drizzle, honey and malt with a warming spice. Extremely well-behaved and pleasant!
Nulu Bourbon World Single Barrel
Cinnamon toast crunch, figs, apple pie, lemon yogurt. On the palate, soft apple, butterscotch, toffee, vanilla. Tropical fruit emering, passionfruit, then leather spice to finish.
Willett Family Estate 8yr Single Barrel Bourbon
Smack of oak tree, sorghum, brown sugar, teriyaki. On the palate, more nutty oak with almonds, walnuts and walnuts. Burly tobacco, sizzling bacon fat, and a 2×4 to the tongue. Licorice and a berry note in there too. This is complex, massive, and just non-stop!
Maker’s Mark 46
Warm baking spices, dusty cinnamon, vanilla bean, and orange. On the palate, sweet and spice one two punch. Subtle fruit on the mid-palate, a bit tropical, then a flood of anise, cinnamon, cardamom, and a touch of tea. Warming, fantastic.
Elijah Craig Rye
On the nose, sweet wood, soft oak spice and a hefty helping of cedar and mint. On the palate, rock candy spice, subtle fruit, and oak in perfect balance.
Old Elk Wheated Bourbon BRL Single Barrel
Fresh kettle corn and cut leather, spicy honey. On the palate, woodsy spice, walnut, balckberries, clove, almonds and vanilla. Soft but very spicy, with hazelnut and cocoa emerging on the finish.
Maker’s Mark Private Select “Match Stick”
Vanilla butter cream, fresh corn, fresh cut oak, sawmill, leather jacket. On the palate, mega spice, black pepper, clove, and licorice. 110.5 proof
Jack Daniels BIB (Bottled in Bond)
Maple, mollassas, sweet licorice, touch of sweet chewing tobacco, raisin and banana.