- Raided Score: 93
- Publication: Whisky Advocate
- Excerpt: At the same time, it’s lemony bright, warmly spiced, tremendously rich, and oh-so-good! Pour on the water and enjoy the ride!
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- Raided Score: 86
- Publication: The Whiskey Jug
- Excerpt: Knob Creek Cask Strength Rye is good. I’ve had single barrels I like more than this, but it’s good.
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- Raided Score: 91
- Publication: WhiskyCast
- Excerpt: The finish is long and spicy with a hint of honey. Excellent!
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- Raided Score: 85
- Publication: The Whiskey Wash
- Excerpt: You know how you’re supposed to have hot food during a heat wave? Like spicy food? This is totally the whiskey equivalent of that.
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- Raided Score: 88
- Publication: Breaking Bourbon
- 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.
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- Raided Score: 88
- Publication: Drinkhacker
- Excerpt: All told, it’s definitely a worthwhile whiskey, though you can really do just as well with the 100-proof Knob Creek Rye for far less coin.
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- Raided Score: 92
- Publication: Wine Enthusiast
- Excerpt: The palate is big and spicy, with vanilla and coconut leading into a surprising pop of black cherry on the finish.
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- Raided Score: 92
- Publication: Modern Thirst
- Excerpt: A well-rounded and full-bodied Kentucky Rye Whiskey, Knob Creek Cask Strength Rye is well worth the price.
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- Raided Score: 90
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- 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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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.
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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.
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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.
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Finish:
Long, a bit more heat here, but lots of pepper, cloves, tobacco and some real robust oak.
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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.
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Score:
7
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