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Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve
- Age
- 9 years
- ABV
- 60%
Tasting
How it drinks
- Sight
- Deep copper-mahogany; intensely dark from 9 years in a single barrel, heavy viscous legs
- Nose
- Rich oak, deep vanilla, toasted nuts, dark caramel, and concentrated dried fruit. At 120 proof the aromatics are powerful and layered. Each barrel imparts unique character
- Palate
- Full-bodied and intense at 120 proof. Rich oak maturity, deep vanilla and caramel sweetness, and robust proof-driven spice. Dark brown sugar, toasted pecans, leather, and concentrated bourbon character. Benefits enormously from water which opens up hidden fruit. One of bourbon's great single barrel values
- Finish
- Very long finish with deep oak, vanilla, caramel, and warming spice that persists. The 120 proof sustains the flavor indefinitely. Complex and rewarding at a remarkably accessible price point
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
Maturation
The wood it came through
- Single new charred American oak barrel — hand-selected
- uncut
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