Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve

[squire]

It does and it doesn't JP, it's a solid product that I think gets a bit overlooked because it's on the shelf everyday at a good price so there's no sense of urgency to grab one when you see it.

[JPBoston]

It does and it doesn't JP, it's a solid product that I think gets a bit overlooked because it's on the shelf everyday at a good price so there's no sense of urgency to grab one when you see it.

[IowaJeff]

Mark me down on the 'yea' side. I like the regular KC and have really liked both bottles of the KCSB I've had. It's a little more expensive, but by the time I add water the cost ends up being about the same. The bottles I've had have been a step up from regular KC IMO.

[Flyfish]

Mark me down on the 'yea' side. I like the regular KC and have really liked both bottles of the KCSB I've had. It's a little more expensive, but by the time I add water the cost ends up being about the same. The bottles I've had have been a step up from regular KC IMO.

[IowaJeff]

I take my KCSB neat--but in small quantities. I like the concentrated flavor profile but a little goes a long way. By analogy, I like cherry cheesecake but can't eat more than a small slice because it is too rich. (And never mind what it has already done to what used to be a waistline.) Regular KC, on the other hand, can be consumed in massive quantities.

[squire]

For me a cherry cheesecake is a single serving.

[Alden]

Well I ended up getting a bottle of the standard 100 proof "small batch" version of KC.

I like it. It reminds a little bit of OGD BiB, but better.

[Oboe Cadobro]

A couple years ago, I did a side-by-side of Booker's and KCSB, using a fine (mL) measuring device and watering both down to my preferred drinking strength of 90 proof.

If you had placed both glasses in front of me blind, I would not have been able to tell them apart...the two tasted virtually identical to me.

With Booker's at $52 and KCSB at $36, here's the per-pour analysis:

• Booker's 126 proof diluted to 90 proof delivers 1,050 mL, making a 50 mL pour cost $2.48
  
• KCSB 120 proof diluted to 90 proof delivers 1,000 mL, making a 50 mL pour cost $1.80
  

KCSB is considerably more economical to drink than Booker's, assuming that your palate is as undiscerning as mine...

My theory is that they taste all the barrels, select those which are the best for the Booker's bottling, then take the next tier and bottle it as KCSB, then take the next tier and bottle it as KC...:skep:

hmmmm....if I re-do this little experiment, I should prolly include the standard KC against the other two...:cool:

[393foureyedfox]

My theory is that they taste all the barrels, select those which are the best for the Booker's bottling, then take the next tier and bottle it as KCSB