Knob Creek
Knob Creek
60%
9 Years
In anticipation of the 2025 Super Bowl, Knob Creek released this barrel-pick bourbon alongside New York Giants quarterback and New Orleans native Eli Manning. This bourbon was selected by Manning alongside eighth-generation Beam Master Distiller Freddie Noe. The bourbon was aged for at least nine years in American white oak barrels and bottled at 120 proof. A limited-time release, Eli Manning's 2025 Bold Pick was released to retailers in New York, New Orleans and Los Angeles. It has a suggested retail price of $59.99.
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The nose is sweet and very classic bourbon with some prickling heat. Notes of melon, sawdust, pretzel, creamsicle, powdered-sugar-coated jelly donuts, black pepper and cinnamon.
Oaky palate with notes of cherry, cinnamon, tannin, crème brûlée and orange blossom.
Some heat kicks off a short to medium finish, which concludes with oak and tannin plus a bit of butterscotch, blood orange, peach juice and fluffy banana bread.
This is a tasty, oaky pick from Knob Creek. Not too shabby, Eli! It's not overly complex, and it perhaps toes the line of too oaky on my palate. However, it also hits some really decadent sweet notes. Any lover of oak-forward bourbon should enjoy this a lot. If you prefer less-oaky bourbon, you're probably OK to steer clear.
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Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.
