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Knob Creek 12 Year vs Wild Turkey Longbranch
Knob Creek 12 Year and Wild Turkey Longbranch 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 | Wild Turkey Longbranch |
|---|---|---|
| Type / Style | High-Rye Bourbon | Traditional Bourbon |
| Mash Bill 1 | 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley | 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley |
| Age | 12 years | 8 years |
| Proof | 100 proof (50% ABV) +14 proof | 86 proof (43% ABV) |
| Approx. Price 2 | ~$55 – $70 | ~$35 – $45 ~$23 less |
- Knob Creek 12 Year and Wild Turkey Longbranch do not publish an official mash bill.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 Wild Turkey Longbranch
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
nuttiness 7/2 nuttiness: Knob Creek 12 Year 7 out of 10, Wild Turkey Longbranch 2 out of 10
oak 9/5 oak: Knob Creek 12 Year 9 out of 10, Wild Turkey Longbranch 5 out of 10
spice 6/4 spice: Knob Creek 12 Year 6 out of 10, Wild Turkey Longbranch 4 out of 10
fruit 3/5 fruit: Knob Creek 12 Year 3 out of 10, Wild Turkey Longbranch 5 out of 10
heat 5/3 heat: Knob Creek 12 Year 5 out of 10, Wild Turkey Longbranch 3 out of 10
sweetness 6/7 sweetness: Knob Creek 12 Year 6 out of 10, Wild Turkey Longbranch 7 out of 10
Flavor Profile Differences
Nutty, grain-driven character is the divider.
- 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.
- Wild Turkey Longbranch: Eight-year Wild Turkey filtered through American oak charcoal and then Texas mesquite charcoal. It is softer and sweeter than the usual Turkey, with honey and orange and a faint smoke.
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 more proof behind it.
- Go with Wild Turkey Longbranch if you want a softer, sweeter Wild Turkey with a light mesquite smoke at a lower price point.
Best enjoyed neat, rocks (Knob Creek 12 Year); rocks, highball, old-fashioned (Wild Turkey Longbranch).