Knob Creek 15-year-old Straight Bourbon Limited Edition / 50% / 0.75l

Knob Creek is one of four bourbons that make up Jim Beam's original "Small Batch Collection" (debuted in 1992).

The whiskey is named after a farm about 30 minutes south of Bardstown where future President Abraham Lincoln spent his childhood. Knob Creek was the best-selling whiskey in the collection, and over the years the brand has expanded with new editions of bourbon and a straight rye whiskey. The Knob Creek 15-year-old featured here debuted in 2020 as a “limited edition,” and we haven’t heard yet about it joining the core lineup.

Nose : vanilla, caramel and toffee, toasted oak, blackberries, plums, orange jam, a pinch of cinnamon and light leather notes in the background.

Palate: caramel, vanilla pudding, cinnamon, rye bread toast, honey, a bit of ginger and pepper, pipe tobacco and quite strong notes of oak.

Finish: very long, with notes of burnt sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, dark berries, tobacco and toasted oak.