As a University of Texas alumnus and Longhorn football supporter, I am now duty-bound to honor the Manning family for whatever role they had in bringing young Arch to us \u2014 and that necessarily extends to Eli Manning, who may not have quite the street cred of his big brother (who has his own line of whiskey<\/a>) despite winning two Super Bowls. (Same as Peyton.)<\/p>\n At just 19 years old, it may be premature for Arch Manning to have a namesake whiskey, but while we wait for that inevitability, we turn to Eli, who has, in a quirky but not unwelcome move, turned to Knob Creek with this partnership, the first in a new collection called Bold Picks.<\/p>\n Bold Picks are, basically, going to be exactly what you think they are: limited edition releases of Knob Creek<\/a> selected by some celebrity or dignitary. They are billed as single barrel picks, but there\u2019s no information on how many barrels were selected, and no barrel number is included on my small sample. I\u2019m not sure how much whiskey Manning could have tasted for this release, but the distillery assures us that Manning\u2019s hand was involved in crafting the liquid \u2014 which hits the bottle at a bracing 60% abv (not<\/em> cask strength).<\/p>\n There\u2019s no information on whether Bold Pick releases will come annually or on any particular schedule \u2014 or even if there will be more of them. But let\u2019s assume for now that all of those are answerable in the affirmative.<\/p>\n So, on to Eli\u2019s choice!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.drinkhacker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/KC-Bold-Pick_Eli-in-Tasting-Room.jpg\")
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