Dram of the Month                             

September 2007

If you’re a Scotch whisky aficionado, and you’ve always turned your nose up at the thought of bourbon, it’s time to reconsider! After all, bourbon (and other American whiskey) is NOT Scotch’s poor relation. They are a delicious alternative; sometimes sweet, sometimes “bitey”, and in some ways more authentic than Scotch. After all, some Scotches put so much caramel color in their whiskies; they could have started out green, for all you know. But, bourbon is pure. No artificial colors – just corn, barley, rye &/or wheat (or sometimes both), water, and yeast. What you see (and taste) is what you get. There are some excellent bourbons out there.

In honor of the annual September Kentucky Bourbon Festival, we’ve decided to make one of our favorite bourbons the wee dram of the month.

Knob Creek 9 year old
Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

In my opinion this is the best of Jim Beam’s Small Batch Bourbon line. It’s all here, with all the robust flavors that made bourbon ‘America’s Whiskey’. Throw in a long dry finish and you have one heck of a dram. If you like whisk(e)y this one should be a mainstay in your cabinet.

Nose: Sharp, spicy, rye, charred notes
Body: Very sweet
Finish: Long and dry with a big rye taste

Very smooth and flavorful, a great one!

Cheers,
Glen

If you live in the New Jersey / New York area, these two stores have a great selection of Jim Beam's Small Batch Bourbon Collection