Part of a whiskey journey is discovering that different distilleries produce bourbons that have a distinct “profile” or set of aromas and flavors.

It is a pet peeve of mine to spend mid 30 to mid 40ish for a bottle of bourbon that tastes like lighter fluid at worst and mediocre at best ! Knob Creek went through a brief period of time between 2016 and 2020 when they could not guarantee that every barrel used in their batches was going to be at least 9 years old.However, novices should know that a distillery’s most commonly available (and/or cheapest) expression is seldom one of their best. Here you can taste various fruits and forest aromas that give Knob Creek Kentucky Straight Bourbon fine details. Thankfully, Jim Beam found a way to overcome its inventory shortages and has been able to reintroduce the 9 year age statement. Frank took a look at the 15 year old, while David considered the oldest of the Knob Creek siblings, the 18 year old. I have a memory early in my bourbon drinking days of being TDY in the Army down in Owensboro, Kentucky.

There are notes of candy floss and nut oil, a touch of spice and dark chocolate, a little spice and charred oak. The General Wine Company is a family-owned and operated wine merchant in Liphook, Hampshire, England. It is aged near the center of the rackhouse due to the warmer temperatures there, which also help to produce a higher quality bourbon. A now delisted product and hard to get hold of as either the old 9 year old or the non age statement that replaced it.They believe their distillation process ensures their bourbon’s rich, powerful flavour and the addition of red winter wheat adds a necessary smoothness.