The time has come, and once again it's big, rich, spicy, and complex, begging to be sipped, savored, and treasured. (Though we'd be lying if we said we weren't gonna make a few high proof, top shelf Manhattans with it.) The barrel comes from warehouse 1, floor 4, and rick 49. It was barreled in December 2016, and we selected it in August of 2022, being bottled just around it's 6th birthday. The nose is big but welcoming, with classic rye notes of mint, peppercorn, citrus peel, especially lemon, making way for rich toffee and maple notes. The palate is a holy rye trinity of spicy, fruity, and rich, with musty oak, red apple skin, clove, allspice, black pepper, lychee, and caramel apple. As it develops, bright minty lemonade comes forward, with more sharp pepper spice and pine. Bottled at Knob Creek's standard single barrel rye proof of 57.5% abv, 115 proof.