Distiller Notes
The first Booker’s batch of 2024 is called the Springfield Batch to honor my dad’s hometown of Springfield, Kentucky. This rural town in central Kentucky is where Booker Noe, my dad was born and raised. He worked on many farms when he was growing up,from the hay fields to tobacco patches. The batch is made up of 5production dates stored in 4 different aging warehouses. The age is 7 years, 7 Months, 8 days and is 124.5 proof. The breakdown of barrel storage for Booker’s “Springfield Batch” is as follows:17% came from the 5th floor of 9 story warehouse G7% came from the 4th floor of 9 story warehouse H31% came from the 5th floor of 7 story warehouse Z45% came from the 4th floor of 7 story warehouse 3The color of this Booker’s batch is a rich golden amber from over 7 years of aging in the new white oak barrels. The nose has a nice, pleasant aroma of sweet brown sugars and vanilla. The taste is balanced with a pleasant heat. The finish is long and warm which I appreciated during the cold days we experienced in January here in Kentucky.
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Whisky Advocate
Booker’s got the year off to a grand start with this first batch of 2024, named for Booker Noe’s hometown in Kentucky. The whiskey is comprised of four parcels from Beam’s Clermont warehouses, averaging 7 years and 7 months in age. In classic Booker’s fashion, it’s a big one with plenty of heat, but the flavors burst through the proof to offer nougat, vanilla, warm chocolate, and sweet orange, balanced by dried herbs, oak, and tobacco, leading to an explosive finish. While the Booker’s releases always excel, this one emerged as a Top 20 favorite, packing in loads of pleasure.
Although Bourbon may be produced anywhere in the United States, it is most commonly associated with Bourbon County, Kentucky, where it has been produced since the late 18th century. Made from a mash bill containing at least 51% corn, the Bourbon Whiskey distillate must be aged in new, charred white oak barrels. Bourbon Whiskeys are bottled at eighty proof (40% abv) or higher and cannot contain any added color or flavor. A versatile spirit that can be sipped neat, with water or on the rocks, it also performs nicely added to cocktails like the Old Fashioned.