Tastes

Alcohol, peanuts, prunes and a slight grassiness on the nose. Palate starts with that Jim Beam peanut brittle with the Bookers proof providing heat and spice, fading to tobacco. Somewhat short finish ends with a bitter note which really takes away from this bourbon. The price of Bookers continues to climb through the roof while the product has seemed to be phoned in over the last couple of years. Good, not great.

Nose is an apple pie with caramel topping. Fruit persists on the palate and a mild heat in the roof of your mouth and warmth in the chest. A very approachable whiskey. Very similar to the first release. Slightly mineral aftertaste.

Fantastic nose. I get candy corn, oak, and leather. Palate starts spicy. Cinnamon fades to cocoa powder. I do not get the usual Beam peanut flavor. Fairly hot.

Nose is immediately old leather, followed by light apple and smoke. Palate starts spicy and slightly fruity changing to intense cocoa powder and slight smoke. Not a long finish. This one benefits from some ice, cutting the bitterness of the cocoa powder. The heat lingers in the chest

What a nose. Sweet cherries and cinnamon. Fantastic, almost worth the price just for that. I was worried about what it might taste like as I saw several reviews that said it was over oaked and bitter. I got neither. This was a cinnamon bomb that got better with every sip. The cherry was there as well and lingers for a long time. This is a solid whiskey. I have the first Master's Keep which was similar but lower proof. This is what I hoped the first would be.

The nose brings memories of a Payday candy bar, strong peanut and sweetness in the background. The palate leads with peanut and follows with yeast and when you let the whiskey linger on the tongue, there is an intense sweet cinnamon. As the intensity fades, the finish returns to peanuts. Jim Beam through and through.

On the nose I start with cinnamon then I get salty caramel. Don't breath too deep, the alcohol will take over. A hint of chocolate, then cinnamon and heat that lingers. This is nice. The Russell's clearly pick to a flavor profile. This is a lot like Kentucky Spirit but higher octane. The alcohol is more forward so ice helps bring out the flavors.

Absolutely fantastic nose, sweet caramel and a touch of wood and alcohol. The palate is a yeasty cinnamon roll but the alcohol jumps to the front. Add ice, and there is no stopping. Delicious.

My first pass at this was distinctly disappointing, so I decided not to rate it at the time. A second pass reminds me not to judge on first impressions whenever possible. Candy corn nose. Woodier than most and lots of peanut brittle, slightly astringent on the palate, but definitely Bookers profile. Bitter finish, but tasty nonetheless.

Nose is light, fresh apples with a touch of spice. The palate is neither sweet nor bitter. Pepper, chocolate, smoke, and a touch of ginger snaps. A little grassy on the finish.