Knob Creek Bourbon Recipe
A beautifully fragrant nose of smoked jerky, toasted biscuit, and raisin cookie introduce this lightly spicy bourbon. The full bodied mouthfeel has a gentle sweetness that ends in a triumphant burst of spice cake and saddle leather.
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Ingredients
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Bourbon Ingredients
Method
Bourbon Production Process
- 1
Mashing
Combine corn, rye, and barley in a mash tun and add hot water to create a mash. Maintain the temperature for enzymatic activity.
- 2
Fermentation
Transfer the mash into fermentation tanks and add yeast. Allow fermentation to occur for several days until the sugars are converted into alcohol.
- 3
Distillation
Distill the fermented mixture in copper pot stills, collecting the distillate known as 'white dog'.
- 4
Aging
Transfer the white dog into charred oak barrels for aging. Allow the bourbon to age for at least four years, during which it will develop its flavors.
- 5
Bottling
After aging, filter the bourbon and dilute with filtered water to achieve the desired proof before bottling.
