Booker's Bourbon Batch 2015-01 "Big Man, Small Batch"

I was really disappointed in this one, really lacked the character of some of the other releases. To sum it up, a friend of mine and I usually split a bottle; and he said just keep it. It is far from a 98! I would struggle to find a reason to put this in the 80s.

Ok. There's Bookers and then there's Bookers Batch 2015-1. Best bourbon I've had, easily. I tried it neat first but at almost 130 proof it had quite a bit of burn to it. Adding a single ice chip to it to soften that and opened up the whiskey like an explosion of caramel syrup. The palate is full bodied with oak and spices. The finish ghosts in after a few seconds with leather and oak and cinnamon.