Whiskey got wild this week.
Eagle Rare just announced a 30-year-old bourbon priced at $12,500, Elijah Craig is back with another PGA Championship bottle, and Booker's Bourbon returns with its first batch of 2026.
I also break down:
<ul>
<li>Buffalo Trace Distillery opening the new John G. Carlisle Cafe</li>
<li>New TTB label filings from Old Forester and Heaven Hill</li>
<li>Whether Booker’s is still worth buying at today’s prices</li>
</ul>
Then I give my full Byte-Sized Review of Knob Creek Blender’s Edition to see if Beam has a real hit on its hands.
🥃 Is it better than standard Knob Creek? 
🥃 Is it worth $45? 
🥃 Great neat pour… or cocktail king?
Let me know what you think in the comments.
 
Timecodes:
00:00 Intro – Welcome to Bourbon Bytes
00:52 Eagle Rare 30 Costs $12,500
04:42 Buffalo Trace Distillery Opens New Cafe
06:36 Elijah Craig PGA Championship Bourbon
07:59 Booker's Bourbon Big Easy Batch 2026-01
09:54 New TTB Labels: Old Forester + Heaven Hill
12:22 Byte-Sized Review – Knob Creek Blender’s Edition
21:04 Outro + Byte Club Shoutouts

<description>&lt;p&gt;Whiskey got wild this week.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Eagle Rare just announced a 30-year-old bourbon priced at $12,500, Elijah Craig is back with another PGA Championship bottle, and Booker's Bourbon returns with its first batch of 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I also break down:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Buffalo Trace Distillery opening the new John G. Carlisle Cafe&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;New TTB label filings from Old Forester and Heaven Hill&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Whether Booker’s is still worth buying at today’s prices&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Then I give my full Byte-Sized Review of Knob Creek Blender’s Edition to see if Beam has a real hit on its hands.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;🥃 Is it better than standard Knob Creek?
🥃 Is it worth $45?
🥃 Great neat pour… or cocktail king?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Let me know what you think in the comments.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Timecodes:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;00:00 Intro – Welcome to Bourbon Bytes&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;00:52 Eagle Rare 30 Costs $12,500&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;04:42 Buffalo Trace Distillery Opens New Cafe&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;06:36 Elijah Craig PGA Championship Bourbon&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;07:59 Booker's Bourbon Big Easy Batch 2026-01&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;09:54 New TTB Labels: Old Forester + Heaven Hill&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;12:22 Byte-Sized Review – Knob Creek Blender’s Edition&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;21:04 Outro + Byte Club Shoutouts&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

This week’s Bourbon Bytes covers the new $12,500 Eagle Rare 30, Elijah Craig’s latest PGA bottle, Booker’s first 2026 batch, fresh TTB filings, and Buffalo Trace’s new cafe. Then I review Knob Creek Blender’s Edition and decide whether it’s one of the best value releases on shelves right now.

Bourbon Bytes Podcast

$12,500 Eagle Rare, New Booker’s Batch, But Is Knob Creek Blender’s Edition the Best Buy?

$12,500 Eagle Rare, New Booker’s Batch, But Is Knob Creek Blender’s Edition the Best Buy?

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