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Knob Creek 12 Year vs Jack Daniel’s 10 Year
Put Knob Creek 12 Year next to Jack Daniel’s 10 Year and you have a classic, high-rye stalwart set against a classic, corn-forward stalwart.
Key Specifications
| Feature | Knob Creek 12 Year | Jack Daniel’s 10 Year |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Style | High-Rye Bourbon | Traditional Tennessee Whiskey |
| Mash Bill 1 | 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley | 80% corn, 8% rye, 12% malted barley |
| Age | 12 years +2 yr | 10 years |
| Proof | 100 proof (50% ABV) +3 proof | 97 proof (48.5% ABV) |
| Approx. Price 2 | ~$55 – $70 ~$18 less | ~$70 – $90 |
| Availability | Widely available easier to find | Limited |
- Knob Creek 12 Year does not publish an official mash bill.
- US shelf prices as of 2026-08; they vary widely by market.
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Knob Creek 12 Year
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Flavor Profile
Knob Creek 12 Year Jack Daniel’s 10 Year
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
fruit 3/6 fruit: Knob Creek 12 Year 3 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 10 Year 6 out of 10
nuttiness 7/4 nuttiness: Knob Creek 12 Year 7 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 10 Year 4 out of 10
oak 9/7 oak: Knob Creek 12 Year 9 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 10 Year 7 out of 10
sweetness 6/7 sweetness: Knob Creek 12 Year 6 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 10 Year 7 out of 10
spice 6/5 spice: Knob Creek 12 Year 6 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 10 Year 5 out of 10
heat 5/5 heat: Knob Creek 12 Year 5 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s 10 Year 5 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
Fruit character is what sets these apart.
- Knob Creek 12 Year: Three more years in the barrel than the standard Knob Creek, and the wood does all the talking. Deep oak and leather over the familiar Beam peanut note, drying toward genuinely tannic on the finish.
- Jack Daniel’s 10 Year: The return of an age-stated Jack Daniel's after more than a century. Ten years add dark fruit, cocoa and real oak to the familiar banana-and-caramel Lynchburg profile.
Which One Should You Choose?
- Go with Knob Creek 12 Year if you want the Beam house profile pushed as far into oak as it goes while staying balanced at a lower price point.
- Go with Jack Daniel’s 10 Year if you want an older, oak-forward Jack Daniel's with dark fruit and cocoa.
Best enjoyed neat, rocks (Knob Creek 12 Year); neat, rocks (Jack Daniel’s 10 Year).