Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve (Total Wine & More)

Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve Bourbon 120 Proof Single Barrel Select (2019 Release) is an intense, Single Barrel Reserve Bourbon by the Jim Beam Distillery in Kentucky aged for 14 years (2005 to 2019) & bottled at 60% ABV. It has a rich birth with notes of caramel, spices, oak & vanilla; while a bold & spicy life adds notes of Toffee Nut Brittle, cherry cola, pepper & creme brulee; that led to a long & warming death with notes of dried fruit chutney & anise. December 2019 / January 2020 / July 2022

Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve Bourbon Barrel Select, 2019 Release is an intense, Straight Bourbon Whiskey by Jim Beam Distillery in Kentucky aged for 9 years & bottled at 120 proof. It has a rich birth with notes of maple, vanilla, wood & a hint of char; while a rich & complex life adds notes of roasted pecan, cherry cola, pepper & brown butter; that led to a long & balanced death adding notes of creme brulee, butter nut brittle & dried fruit chutney. May 2019

Spice, fruit and gasoline. Half kidding on the gasoline. This is a bottle I have had for a bit and it was about half gone. I don’t recall it being this burny when I drank it before. Looks like the picture, nothing on it to denote Total Wines, however that’s what we have in this area compared to the others I see posted. Probably the same stuff given to stores in different regions. Burn on the nose, burn on the swallow. Not impressed today.

This is a kroger store pick. Nose is peanuts and alcohol. Pallet is more peanuts leather and oak. Heat comes in early and gives that ky hug finishes off with mote peanuts it and burns but mellows out. Taste lingers a while. Solid bourbon with a good burn to it.

Nose gives orange, brown sugar, baking spices, vanilla, char, mint, leather. Awesome. Smoky oak, vanilla, cinnamon, maple syrup on the palate. Spicy and pretty hot due to the proof, but a cube tames it a bit. Excellent.

For a rye, this is great! A mixture of honey and caramel with the typical rye spice putting it together. Had a little lip and throat burn to start but gone once you keep drinking. Great neat drinker!