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Gentlemen, as you’re blind tasting 1 to 5, a caption at the bottom of the screen for the whiskey you’re on would be wonderful! Helps me to compare notes and distinguish the different releases. As an added bonus, makes things easier to follow. Love the channel!
So I just recently bought the 12-year and I was ecstatic when you picked it as your favorite it truly is amazing bourbon it's so smooth at the end and I'm learning a lot about bourbon watching you two fellas keep up the good work
KC 12 is readily available here (Florida, East Coast) for $60. That’s a fair price for a terrific bourbon. I can get the 15 and 18 online but the price is outrageous (not worth it to me). Blinds are a terrific way to humble yourself. I have been on this earth a long time. I still get fooled with blinds. I think when you pay $100+ for a bourbon, and you see what you are drinking, your mind can trick you into validating the cost. In a blind, you taste what you taste. That’s why I love doing blinds. For me, the good old KC 9 is perfect. It’s $31 here, 50% ABV. Can’t complain about that.
it is a real and scientifically proved phenomenon. observer bias actually changes the taste of something in your brain... if you expect it to taste better, it will. the same for audio... if you expect a particular singer/instrument/speaker is better, it will be. Blind testing is the only way to eliminate the observer bias. But in the end, who cares :)
This was one of the best videos ever! I would like to see y’all do this again as taste changes daily, for me anyway, and I’d like to see how yours changes. This really gets into the super high nuances of bourbon and how it’s made.. Great video. Kurt and Trenton together is awesome! Keep it up!
What a fun video fellas! It’s contagious when you’re having fun! I had my first pour of KC 12 recently and loved it. For $60-$70…and available…it’s pretty good!
The 18 yr in last place matches my intuituon. After about 15 years, most bourbons get too woody tasting. Some wheated bourbons can go 17 years but 18 and beyond is just losing bourbon and making inferior product. 12-15 yr is optimal for most mash bills. Great video guys!
Agreed. My only exception would be Calumet Farm 16 year which is superior to their lesser aged offerings. However as you said, it’s seems right on the cusp of being too woody/oakey.
It was fun for me to watch, and lets face it, any day being stumped at a bourbon tasting has GOTTA be better than the best day at work where you about knock yourself out. Just so happens that I was able to pick up the Knob Creek 9 year single barrel reserve 120 proof this last weekend. It was simply delightful, fabulous, fantastic all wrapped into one.
Knob Creek is my favorite bourbon for old fashions! This is such a fun an honest review. I tried the 12yr the other day and I wasn't impressed. I definitely prefer the Single Barrel 120 proof! However, I have not had the 15yr or 18yr... yet! Another great video! Thanks guys.
Knob Creek 9 is my go-to everyday bourbon, especially for mixing an Old Fashioned. I can routinely find this bottle on sale for $24.99 at my local store, so it's pretty much a no-brainer.
The 12 year is one of my regulars. Around me the best bourbons in that $60 range are : Knob creek 12 Rare breed Old forester 1920 Jack Daniels sbbp Stagg jr and Elijah Craig barrel proof used to be my top two in that $60 price range but unfortunately those days are gone around me now.
As you said ...they're ALL real good!! I have to blind these and see how they land for me. I would think I'd go 120proof SIB, 12year, 18yr, 9yr (don't have the 15) but will be interesting to do that blind.
I personally really appreciated this blind tasting video. Knob Creek 9 year is my daily drinker. Because it's 100 proof, I enjoy it the most in an old fashion. I have two bottles of 12 year on my shelf I bought last year and I was preparing to purchase an 18 year tomorrow. I'm really glad I watched this video because I no longer have to regret spending $160 on a bottle I probably wouldn't like.
My son just got me the KC 12 for Christmas, so I'm glad it blinded well with you both. Haven't cracked it yet, but New Years is my anniversary so that seems like an appropriate time. Love the channel!
This made me go out and get the 9 year...........WOW! What a nice bourbon. No burn, great taste, smooth. I picked it up for $37 with tax, but alcohol is always so much more expensive in my state.
I haven't had the pleasure of the 15 and 18 year. But I agree that the 12 year is in first place for me among the remaining! I would love to try the 15 and 18, but price and availability has been an issue for me. Thanks for the great blind test! 😃👍👍
I just got my brother 15yr batch 1 for $107. They have 3 bottles of batch 2 left. May grab that too since ive heard batch 1 wasnt as good as batch 2. Even as far as ppl saying they didnt like batch 1 but liked batch 2.
Now THIS is a blind taste test! Loved this video. Being surprised by what you picked when everything is revealed at the end is just so much fun! I was actually not surprised at all that the 18 year came in last place, though. With bourbon being aged in new white oak barrels, I think 18 years is getting pretty far past the point of diminishing returns, where the oak notes start to overpower most, if not all other notes that make bourbon/whiskey so delicious. I love the oak notes I get in various whiskeys when they're part of a well-balanced flavor profile. I was, on the other hand, quite surprised at where some of the other KC offerings landed in y'all's order of preference... Great job, guys!
Great review, I love the Knob Creek line. The 9 year old small batch is one of my daily drinkers. I recently acquired the 12 year old and love it. It's like the 9 year small batch on steroids. Unfortunately, I haven't had the remainder of these.
Kurt, You all have a great channel. I’ve been loving bourbon the last two to three years. I’ve watched all the channels on RU-vid and settled on you and your family’s channel. You are the Walter Cronkite of whiskey. Thank you.
I was lucky enough to be able to taste the KC18 this past weekend, and while it was very good and full of flavor up front, the back end was very uneventful and it fell off very quickly. If they had made it even 110 or 115 proof it would have been very excellent.
I'm fascinated to hear others describe the same (explosion of) flavors I've tasted in Knob Creek. Anyone gulping down whiskey wouldn't notice. I haven't drank my KC in years. Just sniffing from the 1/2 full, 12 year's open bottle is heavenly. Saving it for a special occasion.
I mean... KC 12 isn't hard to find (at least in my State). You could replace that 1/2 bottle for $70 or less and both save it for a special occasion and have some in the meantime!
I have some bottles that are expensive and when I drink them they taste great. But if I have them in a blind against less expensive whiskeys sometimes they they do not shine as bright. Suggestion is a powerful component to taste in many cases you think it is special you will justify it. Love the content can’t wait for the next video to drop.
Probably worse than the power of suggestion is the issue with "elegance." In a blind, especially one with many bottles, the stronger whiskeys may edge out those that are more elegant with subtle complexities.
Serious question is there any 18 year bourbon thats actually good? I feel like thats generally just too long for bourbon to age and not be overly oaked.
Knob Creek is really good. I haven't had all five of these. I've had the 120 and the 9 year. Both are great. The 120 proof is so smooth for being that strong. Good job guys!
Blinds are fascinating to watch, but incredibly hard to do. I took a sip of my KC12 after Trenton's roasting in your last video, and I still love it despite him. LOL! Good job, gentlemen...keep it silly!
Excellent video, you can tell you both are fans of the Knob Creek lineup. I like the chemistry w you and Trenton so its good to see the difference in viewpoint & descriptions as well as joking around with each other. Thanks guys, love the videos variety!👍
This was my favorite vid of yours yet. As a "noob" my bourbon collection is just starting but my abosolute favorite bottle is my Knob Creek SB 9yr. I sipped a little of it while I watched: can you say SMELL-A-VISION??!! Thanks guys you are the best.
I enjoyed the video. Here Knob Creek 9 is the only one regularly available although on Nov 5 there are a number of bourbons being brought into the government stores including the Knob Creek 12 ($129.99 CDN) and the 18 ($234.99 CDN). Knob Creek was the very first bourbon I tried so I have a soft spot for it and still have one 375ml Non Age Stated at home. I picked up two at a local private liquor store (their last two) at a very good price (for here) and enjoyed the first one, makes me want to save the other.
Hellos fellow BC Knob Creek fan! I bought the 15 at the spring spirit release and am going for the 12 on Sunday. The 18 is just a little too much, and I've heard it's too oaky, but I look forward to doing my own blind with 4 of these. The 9 SiB was readily available on the island this summer, many private stores had it at a reasonable price. Hoping they can get some more in, but I ordered from Alberta just in case.
@@mees31 Yes, I agree that the 18 is too pricey. Since the Old Forester 1920 I was hoping for did not come in, at least where I am, I picked up the 12 as well.
I quit drinking almost 10 years ago. So that i could quit smoking. I tried some knob creek 9 last week and was floored how good it is. Especially for 35 bucks! Then I got online and found out that I was not alone.
I've not had the 18, and 15 only once that was a neck pour while eating a hot buffalo wing burger, so that was a missed opportunity. I can best say that my favorites of the others are 12, Single Barrel 9, and 9... And I but the 9 by the handless handle. Folks love seeing that huge bottle come out.
May I suggest that you pull the lowest placing glass furthest away from the camera, and then move slightly closer toward the camera in order. In the end first will be closest and the viewers can visually see your order of picks
oh good, I have the 12 year sitting in my cabinet unopened for about a year now. Never got around to drinking it. Will need to open it up when it finally snows here on Long Island.
Just watched this older video. My son and I ran pretty much the same blind a year ago. We did not have the 9yr single barrel, but otherwise the same. We came up with the same result. The 12 and 15 years were the best.
Good show. Blinds are funny. I did one with Woodford double oak, OF 1910 and Elijah Craig toasted barrel. They taste different when I have an individual pore, but difficult for me to substantially differentiate them in a blind. Without a blind, I would put 1910 at the top. In the blind, I picked the toasted barrel. So, which one do I really like more? With these, I've only had the 9 and 12, and like the 12 more. But haven't done in a blind. I'll have to give it a try. Thanks for the show. You guys are pretty entertaining.
It’s too bad you can’t add pics but I went to Total Wine which is just a big alcohol store near me but they carry small bottles on a lot of bourbons and based on some of your videos I was able to get 4 small bottles to try without the commitment of buying a large bottle and spending tons of money for something I may not like. They had an awesome selection, I ended up with 4, knob creek 9yr, old forester, Elijah Craig small batch and woodford reserve. I’m pretty sure they’re all 375ml but all together I was around 70 bucks which I was going to buy one bottle for 50ish.
This was great and super useful. Both your top two were the same, and both your last place was the same. So i know to avoid the 18 year and buy the 12 and 15 year. Thanks! No surprise the 18 came in last, bourbon doesn’t seem to age well past 15 years. That age bracket is the realm of good scotch whiskey.
stumbled accross this vid for some odd reason came up on my feed but odd my wife n i were discussing bourbon just the other day but skipped over Knob Creek...but when one guy asked 'do you have any that you want to eliminate n the says NOOOO' i couldn't stop laughing lmbo!!!! ty gents!!
KURT - TRENTON!!! This def looked tough!!! I love Knob Creek Rye, but haven't had 9 or 12 year. I really need to try these for sure!!! Great video!! CHEERS!!!
Single Barrel Reserve 9yr was the hottest drinking and spikiest 120proof I’ve ever had. I think y’all nailed the top 2 regardless of order and I feel like the standard 9yr has to be 3rd based on value alone. Good stuff 👍🏻
Been subscribed for a month of so now,learning alot....I definitely can see the tipsy-ness effect by the end if the video...very entertaining ,love the additional comments also of it all
Please advise - > which one should I get -- only getting choice to get one in bulk through someone. ( I am in INDIA ) - its almost impossible to get good stuff here. 1 -> Knob Creek Small Batch 9 Year Old Whiskey ( 1 liter ) 2 -> Wild turkey rare breed cask strength ( 750 ml ) Both are coming almost at the same price point.
Both are good bourbons. Rare breed is cheaper, but i personally prefer knob creek 9 year as far as taste goes. Taking into consideration that i drank standard Jim Beam white label for many years before trying other bourbons, so I'm partial to any Beam product. If you've had either lower priced jim beam product or wild turkey, and prefer one over the other I'd say go with the higher end of that brand.
I'm new to bourbon and I went from four roses small batch, straight to old forester 1910 and 1920. It's a tie between those two for me. I've tried some others and can't find anything close, any recommendations? P.S. your channel is the best I've found for bourbon. You guys are both great, but i got to poke a little. Trenton should've been Dexter's son on the last season.
You might want to give a wheated bourbon a try. Old Elk wheated is fabulous but around the same money as 1920. Makers Mark 101 or cask strength possibly as well.
Rare Breed is my absolute favorite readily available and there is a cult following for it. The whole Turkey/Russell's line are great to me. Redwood Empire Lost Monarch is great if it's in your area. Maker's 46 is great for me also.
Just asked my sons for the 12 and 15 year for next Christmas. I've always loved the 9 year so now I have to try the next step up. I gotta see if its truly better than my favorite.
I do like nutty whiskey. My favorite is Russel’s Reserve Single Barrel. I think it has more complexity and better in the mouth feel. The KC 9 is a good whiskey, but I thought it lacks the complexity, the finish was short for me. I love “Sip it or Skip it” keep it up!
Gentlemen, can you check which version of the KC-15 you have? I have the 002 edition as shown at the bottom of the front label. A few people with the 001 have told me that theirs is a bit more disjointed than mine. I absolutely love the 15yr and, as soon as I get the 18yr, I will have my wife do this exact blind tasting for me. Keep up the great work, especially the way you always address your viewers' comments in your shows. Cheers.
Time for some place makers. 5 4 3 2 1. Place the bottles on it for Trent then do it for kurt. Then post a side by side still picture in the video as you all talk about them some more. Problem solved and easy for us to follow.
When I blind whiskey I have to assign letters to each glass. When I get into competing numbers (ie: 3 is 1, 2 is 5 etc…) I get all kinds of confused. This would have been glasses A-E for the sake of my own sanity.
I have been watching your videos (and subscribed) for 2 weeks. I think you guys need to go our left toniur right with #1 then #2 and so on. Then when she tells you which it was also line it up from left to right from the #1 pick to the #5 pick. Then each of you have a glass with the number on it and put it in front of what # bottle that was your choice...this will help us all know how you ranked them
the standard 9 has to be the worst out of the bunch. Now I have not had the 15 or 18, but I do own the rest. The 12 and the SB are much better then the base 9 in my opinion
While I love the 9 SB and 12, I could drink the standard 9 forever and not get tired of it. Hoping to maybe find a 15 this year but the 12 actually ranks under the 9 for me if just ever so slightly but I still want it sometimes.
I am new to bourbon tasting. I have done a fair amount of wine tasting. With wine tasting, it is common to have a little cracker in between tastes to cleanse the palate. It is interesting that you don’t do that. Also, I find that the first bourbon that I taste is sharp. Is there any thing you can do to account for that?
I was looking in the liquor cabinet for a bottle of O.F. 1910 a couple days ago and saw that I have a bottle of 9-YO Knob Creek "Single Barrel Reserve" 120 proof in there. Unopened and I think I bought it in 2020. Forgot I had it.
Killing me to watch this because I LOVED the 15 year huge cherry flavors, I have such high hopes for the 18... its $289 msrp in Ontario and I'm waiting for the release..... now I'm torn....
New to the channel. I love watching you guys (and gals behind the scenes!) having a good time and respect your experience and thoughtful opinions. More importantly you make me laugh. It has been fun pouring a drink and tasting along with you. Look forward to more videos! Happy Holidays and cheers.
