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Knob Creek 12 Year vs Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select
Knob Creek 12 Year and Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select sit on opposite sides of a familiar divide: an old-guard, rye-forward classic versus an old-guard, classically built classic.
Key Specifications
| Feature | Knob Creek 12 Year | Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | No age statement |
| Proof | 100 proof (50% ABV) +6 proof | 94 proof (47% ABV) |
| Approx. Price 2 | ~$55 – $70 | ~$45 – $55 ~$13 less |
| 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.
AG’s Rating and AG’s Notes
Knob Creek 12 Year
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Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select
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Flavor Profile
Knob Creek 12 Year Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
nuttiness 7/4 nuttiness: Knob Creek 12 Year 7 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select 4 out of 10
oak 9/7 oak: Knob Creek 12 Year 9 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select 7 out of 10
spice 6/5 spice: Knob Creek 12 Year 6 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select 5 out of 10
fruit 3/4 fruit: Knob Creek 12 Year 3 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select 4 out of 10
sweetness 6/6 sweetness: Knob Creek 12 Year 6 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select 6 out of 10
heat 5/5 heat: Knob Creek 12 Year 5 out of 10, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select 5 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
The house grain character is what splits these.
- 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 Single Barrel Select: Barrels pulled from the top of the rickhouse, where the temperature swings are hardest, and it shows as considerably more oak than any standard Jack. A genuinely different proposition from the black label.
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 with slightly more proof behind it.
- Go with Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select if you want a distinctly oakier, more concentrated Tennessee whiskey with barrel-to-barrel character at a lower price point.
Best enjoyed neat, rocks (Knob Creek 12 Year); neat, rocks (Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select).