tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post7388284749760184998..comments2024-03-17T14:10:05.912-05:00Comments on The Chuck Cowdery Blog: The Knob Creek Bourbon Brand Is Nearly 80 Years Old. Who Knew?Chuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-28424323386500670062014-03-23T15:13:55.564-05:002014-03-23T15:13:55.564-05:00Thanks for this. I always assumed it was all the s...Thanks for this. I always assumed it was all the same tributary. I should have guessed that with all the knobs around there you might have two Knob Creeks.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-41071480964670912542014-03-23T15:08:07.357-05:002014-03-23T15:08:07.357-05:00There are two Knob Creeks in this same region of K...There are two Knob Creeks in this same region of Kentucky. One starts in the vicinity of Athertonville, mentioned in this blog, near what is mentioned by Lincoln as "the Knob Creek place. The other starts northwest of Shepherdsville, KY and meanders southwestward running through the Knob Creek Gun Range. Both are tributaries of the Salt River, which empties into the Ohio at West Point, Ky, famous for Lewis and Clark, Audubon, and Fort Duffield.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-27715017519883888052013-06-13T00:23:09.483-05:002013-06-13T00:23:09.483-05:00If you really want to lock up your claim, Sam, fin...If you really want to lock up your claim, Sam, find a <i>real</i> Knob Creek in your neck of the woods.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-6099930801762655382013-06-12T23:32:47.387-05:002013-06-12T23:32:47.387-05:00Kathleen's comment confirms my suspicion. If ...Kathleen's comment confirms my suspicion. If Knob Creek was a P-M brand in 1898, it is indeed a Pennsylvania-born brand name still in use today, joining Rittenhouse, Old Overholt, and Michter's.<br /><br />Well, those plus Philadelphia blended and Guckenheimer blended, but those hardly count.sam knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-74715258858061956442013-06-12T16:49:23.113-05:002013-06-12T16:49:23.113-05:00Chuck said, "This discovery may explain the p...Chuck said, "This discovery may explain the persistent rumor over the years that while Booker's and Baker's are Beam juice, Knob and Basil Hayden are Old Grand-Dad juice"<br /><br />I, too, subscribed to that rumor, told to me by one who I consider to be an insider. In fact, his words were, "the first bottling year of Knob Creek contained the last of the ND Old Grand Dad stock". However, your article seems more believable to me.<br /><br />As for Cincinnati, I'm not sure the old Carthage distillery actually produced anything but GNS and industrial alcohol after Prohibition. National Distiller used it as a major bottling plant, not only for DeKuyper but also for Old Overholt, but the juice (at least the whiskey) wasn't distilled there. Probably other post-Repeal brands with pre-Pro names were bottled there, such as Knob Creek?EllenJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-12876020057784321042013-06-12T15:03:01.601-05:002013-06-12T15:03:01.601-05:00Baker's sure does use a special yeast, it'...Baker's sure does use a special yeast, it's just the same special yeast all of the other Jim Beam brands use. Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-22591055701644052282013-06-12T10:37:18.364-05:002013-06-12T10:37:18.364-05:00Chuck-
Good Post.
Once Upon A Time.......
Cinci...<br /><br />Chuck-<br /><br />Good Post.<br /><br />Once Upon A Time.......<br /><br />Cincinnati was "Major Player" in brewing and distilling.<br /><br />Many brand labels have been forgotten. <br /><br />Wonder how many are owned by operating distilleries available to be resurrected !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-41677351890217741822013-06-12T10:34:41.368-05:002013-06-12T10:34:41.368-05:00Penn-Maryland was originally a distillery in Wayne...Penn-Maryland was originally a distillery in Waynesboro, Pa, a town near the Maryland line. I'm assuming they were acquired by National at some point.<br /><br />Interesting to know that a now-famous Kentucky brand may have had its roots in Pennsylvania.sam knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-38265595325417203102013-06-12T10:27:26.457-05:002013-06-12T10:27:26.457-05:00Hi Chuck! In fact, Knob Creek was first in use in...Hi Chuck! In fact, Knob Creek was first in use in 1898, by the Penn-Maryland Corp. I have looked through our archives here (I have the old history books from the companies we acquired when we purchased National Brands), but have been unable to find the original label. If I do, I'll send it along. Thank's for keeping the American Bourbon history flame lit! Kind regards, Kathleen DiBenedetto, Brand Education, Jim Beam BrandsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08855275479845514503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-33173333173498949292013-06-12T09:12:05.167-05:002013-06-12T09:12:05.167-05:00Must say Chuck, you and this blog are absolutely t...Must say Chuck, you and this blog are absolutely top notch. Kyle Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12171552065638778876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-65792094623839914772013-06-12T08:05:59.919-05:002013-06-12T08:05:59.919-05:00Another rumor is that Baker's uses a different...Another rumor is that Baker's uses a different yeast. I don't know why Beam would go through the trouble to do that, considering how small of a dent Baker's makes in its profit margin (even if each bottle sold is highly profitable, they don't sell that many bottles).BMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05036354965069864586noreply@blogger.com