# How to become a single malt connoisseur

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**Created:** [January 31, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-become-a-single-malt-connoisseur/979115 "2023-01-31T18:30:21Z")\
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Knob Creek is basically Jim Beam with a couple more years under its belt and a prime selection of barrels. I like it more than Maker’s, and I like Maker’s. Jack Daniels is bourbon, no matter what they say. The other Tennessee whiskey (Dickel) has started calling themselves bourbon on their label. Trader Joe’s bourbon is sourced from Buffalo Trace, although not distilled at their main site.

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