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Knob Creek
Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey

Category: Straight Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 50%
93 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$36

Knob Creek
Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey

Category: Straight Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 50%
Clear golden amber color. Baked aromas and flavors of orange peel, vanilla, and toffee, key lime pie, toasted coconut and dates, and coffee cake with a supple, flat, dry light-to-medium body and a peppery, delightful, medium-length finish that shows shades of cherry pie, red apple, mulling spices, and caramel and chocolate syrup drizzled on coffee cake. Rye spice and everything nice, all while maintaining some sweeter notes.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy
Aroma Aroma: orange peel, vanilla, and toffee, key lime pie, toasted coconut and dates, and coffee cake
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with shades of cherry pie, red apple, mulling spices, and caramel and chocolate syrup drizzled on coffee cake
Smoothness Smoothness: Peppery
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails
Cocktail Cocktails: Sazerac, Old Fashioned, Manhattan
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Rye spice and everything nice, all while maintaining some sweeter notes.
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The Producer or Importer

Beam Suntory Inc.

The Producer or Importer
222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza Ste. 1600
Chicago, IL 60654
USA
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Straight Rye Whiskey

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Serve in a Glencairn Ganadian Whisky Glass
About
Straight Rye Whiskey
In order for a product to be categorized as a Straight Rye Whiskey, the following must be true:

Mash bill must be made up of a minimum of 51% rye.
Aged a minimum of two years.
May not contain any flavors or colors.
All of the liquid in the bottle must be distilled in the same state.

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Knob Creek Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey rating was calculated by to be 93 points out of 100 on 7/19/2022. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.