Knob Creek: Yay or nay?

[scopenut]

It can still be had for $20 here, so I buy some now and again.

-Kevin

[ratcheer]

Like Booker's but lower proof. Good stuff.

Gary

I totally agree. I have always felt that KC and Booker's share a taste profile very closely. I believe that at some point I described Booker's as, "KC on steroids".

Tim

[cowdery]

I like Knob and always have, but I think the key to the brand's success has been its pricing. They then pretty much set the standard for that segment of the market, which is where most of the action has been for the last few years.

[DowntownD]

nay.

maybe, sometimes, if it were $18 a bottle.

[scubie02]

I actually go back and forth on it--i have a bottle on hand now and had some tonight and it didn't seem half bad, last time I had some, it didn't seem that great *shrug*

[jwrussell]

Yea, but I don't drink it with Diet Coke...well, not IN Diet Coke. I may have a Diet Coke sitting there to drink from, but I drink KC like I drink all of my bourbons, neat. It was my first love and is still a staple for me. As to premium price, I can get it for $20/bottle at some of the better stores around here and I think it fits that price just fine.

[fog]

I enjoy it and usually have a bottle upon.

[kickert]

I just got my first bottle of KC a few weeks ago. My initial impression was neither good nor bad. I found it had a very earthy taste. As I usually do with a new bourbon I set up a mini blind taste test and compared it to what I had on hand: 4 Roses Small Batch, 1792, WTRB, and VOB (86). It was easy to pick out the high proof KC and WTRB and between those it was the taste of dirt that set off the KC.

I am not an experianced bourbon drinker, but for me, the KC was the most distinct of all those poured.

[JasonFalls]

Thanks for this thread, Eggman. The Knob Creek peeps are just down the hall from me and it's good to hear all the different perspectives. Thanks to everyone for the feedback!

[Jono]

It is a change of pace drink for me...it is bold in profile...can be a little rough..burn, sharp notes...but generally I like it well enough..a little ice helps.

[CorvallisCracker]

Thanks for this thread, Eggman. The Knob Creek peeps are just down the hall from me and it's good to hear all the different perspectives. Thanks to everyone for the feedback!

I would love to know why it costs $36 here in Oregon. Elsewhere in this thread I'm seeing that it can pe purchased in other locations for as low as $20.

If it was priced competively with BT ($22-24) I'd buy it more often.