Knob Creek Bourbon

Knob Creek (bourbon)

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Knob Creek is a Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey produced by the Fortune Brands corporation at

the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont, Kentucky. It is part of the Jim Beam line of small batch bourbons

targeted for the high-end liquor market. Its siblings in the line are Booker's, Baker's, and Basil Hayden's.

It is bottled at 100 proof (higher than the typical 80 that is the minimum required by U.S. Federal

labeling requirements) and aged for nine years.^[1] It comes in a rectangular bottle with a corked

and wax-sealed top. The bourbon itself has a dark, golden-brown color. The flavor is fairly distinct

due to its light sweetness.^[2] According to the company, this is due to the long aging process,

during which it absorbs more sugar than usual. It is aged near the center of the rackhouse

due to the warmer temperatures there, which are claimed to produce a higher quality

In 2009, Beam ran a campaign to publicize their shortage of Knob Creek bourbon. Demand

exceeded the 2000 forecast, when the stock began the aging process.^[3]

Knob Creek's 9-year bourbon has won a number of accolades from Spirit ratings organizations.

The San Francisco World Spirits Competitions, for example, gave it one double gold, two golds,

one silver, and one bronze medal between 2005 and 2009.^[4] Wine Enthusiast Magazine scored

the 9-year in its 90-95 point interval in 2005. The Beverage Testing Institute rated the 9-year

twice, giving it 90 points on one occasion and 91 points on another.^[4] Consistent with its

performance with the other rating bodies, the scores of 90 and 91 were good, though not

extraordinary.

Knob Creek is the bourbon of choice for Stone Barrington, the main character in a
line of mystery novels by Stuart Woods. Many of his characters begin drinking it
regularly following Stone's recommendation, and Stone regularly mentions that
Knob Creek was the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln.

Knob Creek is also the preferred bourbon of the character Mother's Milk in the ongoing
comic book series The Boys (comics) by Garth Ennis.

Knob Creek is also mentioned in the Lee Child novel of 2010 titled "Worth Dying For"
(chapter 33) as being drunk by the Duncan family, along with the Wild Turkey brand.

The Nostalgia Critic drinks several shots of Knob Creek during his review of the film It,
playing what he calls "The Stephen King Drinking Game."