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Bourbons: avg 7.5/10 · median 7.9/10 · range 1–10 · 514 rated
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Knob Creek Straight Bourbon 12 Year Old
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Middle of the pack
Right down the middle. Reviews and price both sit mid-pack. The Bourbon Culture gives it 7.8/10, right in line with the typical bourbon (473 rated). Whiskybase drinkers give it 86.6 across 37 ratings, vs. 84.3 for the typical bourbon (51 rated). Thin data, two sources.
Knob Creek 12 Year Old is a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey produced at the Knob Creek distillery in Clermont, KY, aged for 12 years and bottled at 100 proof (50% ABV). Made from a mash bill of roughly 75% corn, 13% rye, and 12% malted barley, it offers notes of dark chocolate, roasted nuts, cherry, and spice.
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