Fourth Floor Vanilla
The second of 10 (yes TEN!) Knob Creek barrels from our most recent trip to Kentucky has arrived at the warehouse and is currently available to order! All of the barrels we selected are named after the floor of the rick house where the barrel was matured and the dominant flavor profile.
The "Fourth Floor Vanilla" barrel is like pancake syrup on the nose with intensely pungent cedar notes that will have you digging your nostrils deeper and deeper into the glass with every whiff. The intensity of the baking spices along with the 120 proof heat will punch you in the palate right off the bat, but after a few sips and a drop of water you’ll realize this is a giant vanilla bomb. Caramel, butterscotch intermixed with cloves and pine. The herbaceous and black pepper notes are almost entirely absent in this one. It’s like a vanilla candy dusted in cloves that was dropped in the forest.