By Richard Thomas Richard Thomas, Owner-Editor Best To Pass My Lips, Booker’s 30th Anniversary Bourbon: Whereas the standard batches of Booker’s Bourbon and even some of the special releases of the brand are selected by committee, this Booker’s 30th Anniversary was a project of Fred Noe from start to finish. He brought in his son and apprentice Freddie as as ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B When I wrote an article comparing the classic 9 year old Knob Creek to its No Age Statement (NAS) replacement a few weeks ago, I paused to consider whether I wanted to review Knob Creek NAS on its own. I kept thinking it over until I sat down on Thanksgiving morning to attend to some ...

Battle of the Knob Creeks, Comparing NAS To 9 Year Old By Richard Thomas Some three years ago, Beam Suntory quietly removed the age statement from Knob Creek. After dropping the 9 years from the label, it retained its official label as “Knob Creek Small Batch,” but to writers, bloggers and enthusiasts it became known as “Knob Creek NAS” (i.e. ...

Elijah Craig, a leading premium Kentucky Bourbon, today announced the launch of Elijah Craig Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey. The line extension affords experimenting whiskey fans the opportunity to challenge their palates with a new extra-aged Rye offering from the award-winning Elijah Craig family of Bourbons. Elijah Craig Rye is made as a traditional American Straight Rye Whiskey with 51% rye, ...

With its latest release, Knob Creek Quarter Oak explores and deepens the influence of oak on its flagship, seminal small batch bourbon. The expression takes the Jim Beam bourbon stock used to make Knob Creek and gives a finish for a minimum of four years in quarter cask, American oak barrels to increase the amount of contact between the whiskey ...