Whisky Advocate: Knob Creek Takes The Hybrid Route With Bourbon X Rye

Other distillers have done it, but Knob Creek never blended its Bourbon and rye whiskies for any of its expressions—until this summer’s launch of Bourbon X Rye, a blend of 9 year old bourbon and 7 year old rye. The final product was formulated by James B. Beam father/son master distillers Fred and Freddie Noe (Knob Creek is part of Beam) with the goal of finding the perfect Bourbon-rye balance. But it isn’t a straightforward 1:1 mix of the two whiskies; instead it plays far more heavily into its rye component, which accounts for 70% of the blend. Whisky Advocate takes a closer look.

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