After the American Revolutionary War, Johannes Reginald Beam emigrated from Germany to Kentucky County, Virginia, where he began distilling excess corn into whiskey, starting a family tradition. The Beam family has produced whiskey for seven generations, with the company named after James Beam, who revived it post-Prohibition.
Booker Noe, Beam's grandson, created Knob Creek Bourbon as part of his "Small Batch Bourbon Collection," earning him the title of the father of the small-batch bourbon movement. Named after the creek near Abraham Lincoln's childhood farm, Knob Creek Bourbon aims to capture the quality and character of pre-Prohibition whiskey.
Knob Creek 15YO is a limited-edition, small-batch Kentucky straight whiskey with aromas of caramel, oak, and vanilla, and a palate of caramel, toffee, and oak. These editions are highly popular and sell out quickly.