Caramel, leather, fresh cut oak. Soft entry with fruit up fron, then massive oak bomb on the finish. Pushing the boundaries of age for a wheated bourbon but the softest oak bomb you’ll ever taste.

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

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.

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!

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.

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.