Knob Creek 12 year old

Until now most Knob Creek has been bottled at 9 years of age or younger for good reason: There’s no guarantee that bourbon will taste good after a dozen years in the barrel—let alone great. This one is richly complex from the start: York Peppermint Pattie raisins baking spice dark chocolate-covered cherries iced tea and tobacco barn appear on the nose followed by a chewy full palate laden with cinnamon allspice and ginger and perfectly balanced with sweet berry cobbler chocolate ganache and caramel. The finish goes on and on. Add in a fair price and excellent availability as part of Knob Creek’s core lineup and only one question remains: What are you waiting for? Number 2 in the 2020 Top 20