Excerpt: It’s refreshing to drink a whiskey that’s positioned as a limited edition that tastes good but otherwise doesn’t have any inherently special qualities or will break the bank, though everyone’s threshold is different.
Excerpt: This really changes over time, starting as sweet and almost vegetal and transforming into a dry, bold, oaky rye. I really dig it, and think it's about time that KC gives us something like this.
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House Review
Intro:
This is a cask strength rye released under the Knob Creek label by Beam/Suntory. This comes from Warehouse A and is bottled at 59.8% ABV. I worked through a bottle of this, but was dumb enough to not take a bottle kill picture.
Nose:
Toffee, clove, pepper, rye spice. Nice sweetness. Some musty oak. Little bit of light spearmint, but very little. Could be a little green vegetation.
Taste:
Medium mouth feel. Honey, toffee, caramel. Waffles and syrup. Rye spice. Lots of clove, pepper and tobacco. Mild heat, but not punishing despite being almost 60% ABV.
Finish:
Long, a bit more heat here, but lots of pepper, cloves, tobacco and some real robust oak.
Overall:
This really changes over time, starting as sweet and almost vegetal and transforming into a dry, bold, oaky rye. I really dig it, and think its about time that KC gives us something like this.
Score:
7
By t8ke
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