Knob Creek Single Barrel Select Bourbon "Snitch Hotline"
Knob Creek Single Barrel Select Bourbon "Snitch Hotline" is Del Mesa Liquor's own single-barrel pick of Knob Creek Single Barrel — one hand-selected barrel of 9-year-old Kentucky straight bourbon, bottled at a fixed 120 proof (60% ABV) in a 750mL bottle, with no blending from other barrels. Because it comes from a single barrel, this bottle carries its own individual character — no two "Snitch Hotline" barrels taste alike. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- Proof / ABV: 120 proof (60% ABV) — fixed program proof
- Size: 750mL, single barrel
- Age: 9 years (minimum), new charred American oak
- Mash bill: Jim Beam's classic low-rye bourbon recipe
- Distillery: James B. Beam Distilling Co., Clermont, Kentucky
Booker Noe's Pre-Prohibition Vision
Knob Creek was founded in 1992 by Booker Noe, a seventh-generation Beam family member, who set out to recreate the flavor of a pre-Prohibition-style bourbon his grandfather had saved — starting with a minimum nine-year age. The Single Barrel program draws each bottle from one hand-selected barrel at a consistent 120 proof; where "Single Barrel Reserve" bottles are distillery hand-picked, "Single Barrel Select" barrels are chosen by retailers and groups — so Del Mesa's "Snitch Hotline" pick is our barrel, our way. Explore the Knob Creek collection, browse more bourbon whiskey, and shop whiskey at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
Deep amber in the glass. The nose shows vanilla, toasted oak, caramel, warm baking spice, and powdered sugar. The palate is full-bodied and intense — rich caramel, brown sugar, charred oak, maple, dark fruit, cinnamon, and clove — with a long, warm, deeply satisfying finish of lingering oak and spice.
How to Enjoy
Neat or with a few drops of water to open the 120-proof intensity — the classic way to read a single barrel. It also stands up as a bold cocktail base.
Frequently Asked Questions
What proof is Knob Creek Single Barrel?
120 proof (60% ABV), fixed across the program — versus 100 proof for standard Knob Creek.
How old is Knob Creek Single Barrel?
It carries a 9-year age statement (minimum).
What does "Single Barrel Select" mean?
Reserve bottles are distillery hand-picked; Select barrels are retailer- or group-chosen single-barrel picks, so character varies barrel to barrel — this one is Del Mesa's pick.
Pick up Del Mesa's own "Snitch Hotline" Knob Creek single barrel online in San Diego, CA — one barrel, bottled at 120 proof.
