Booker's Bourbon Batch 2019-03 "Country Ham"

Excellent mouthfeel. Great with Thanksgiving dinner.

Very nice and complex. Low heat. 2nd best bookers so far!

Color is a dark copper, and swirling produces thick legs. Nose is maple, brown sugar, roasted peanuts, chocolate, red apples, cherries, tobacco, leather, and charred oak. For sure there's some heat at first, but it dissipates after some breathing time. Palate starts with rich/dark caramel, peanuts, and chocolate. There also some fruit I'm having a hard time identifying. Cinnamon and other baking spices arrive on the mid-palate and carry into the long finish along with brown sugar, vanilla and oak. There's a nice warm Kentucky hug, but it drinks below its proof. I only have experience with Booker's batches going back to 2018 so I can't compare to the older stuff; but this is my favorite batch from those that I've tried. It's everything Booker's should be: big, bold, rich, and spicy.

Ok Country ham 6 yrs 4mo 2 days. 124.7 proof as always unchill and no coloring. Poured neat/1drop nose is graham cracker, almond butter, dusty spice with some brown sugar and barrel woods.Sure there is some ethanol but it does not hinder. Sewing machine oil mouthfeel brings palate of burnt sugars, and dark caramel. Hazelnut and chocolate along side seasoned oak and salted butter with (am I imagining) glazed ham? Wonderful richness and depth of flavors. The proof is there but for me its still EASY drinking with heat a non issue. Understand I am a high proof bourbon lover so I may be less affected by proof/heat. Finish is nice and long with traditional fading salted caramel and drying barrel but has a nutty/malty note that I relish in the Booker's line.....97/100...... For me this is high end bourbon(haven't had elite high$$ product such as Pappys , GTS , craft releases or the like) That being said I have had a lot of bourbon and can say that the Booker's line is my favorite along with OF1920, Knob Single barrel and Stagg Jr. Ill even throw in JD single barrel barrel proof just cause its that good. The common theme is proof. OF1920 is lowest at 115. IMO American whiskey(bourbon etc) needs high proof to bring out the intensity of flavors and depth unlike scotch which needs age to deliver the same level. Bourbon lovers rejoice.....an available, affordable (somewhat) delicious whiskey. Gonna put this head to head with Shiny Barrel edition to compare

Did a blind tasting with 6 barrel proof whiskey's, Country Ham was the winner. Great flavor and the least amount of burn from the high proof tasting.

High end Beam is the pinnacle for me. I’ll leave the BTAC for everyone else. This hits all the notes for me. Deep syrupy oak, musty peanut yeast, spice that lingers, brown sugar and dark fruits.