Booker's Bourbon Batch 2019-02 "Shiny Barrel Batch"

🥃 Booker's 2019-02 Shiny Barrel Batch - 62% ABV ⠀ Nose: Strong oaky Beam nose. Wow. Baking spices. Maybe some candied oranges. ⠀ Taste: Stunningly delicious at the start. Sweet burnt molasses with some citric fruitiness. Transitions pretty quickly to intense oak domination. Long drying tannic finish that becomes almost minty from the heat and dryness. The unfiltered texture envelopes your tongue and leaves an astringent and significant alcohol heat that i don't recall from the previous batch, Teresa's Batch 2019-01. Overall, the intense oaky finish makes up 75% of the experience. I think it goes into the oak punch too quickly for me. It's obviously well crafted stuff and quite tasty, but just not my preferred Booker's style. A slight bit of water may help move this closer to perfection - I'll report back another time. ⠀ Current rating: 88/100

Spicy yet smooth with a nutty warmth