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

Never had Bookers before. Initial read is sweetness, some oak, smokiness, caramel. Hot on the lips, also warm going down the hatch. This is a nice, Distinct bourbon. At 120 proof a little goes a long way!

Lightly oaky, spicy, the burn doesn’t linger. Easy to drink neat, which is impressive given the proof

Sweet, rich, and full of flavor. Heat range is just right for me; allows me to enjoy the taste notes (rather than numbing my taste buds).

First ever Booker's! Couldn't wait to try this. Nose is sweet with brown sugar, toffee, molasses, and vanilla, with some raspberry and peach showing a fruity side. Little coal smoke and shoe leather as well. Flavor is minty and peppery with vanilla and charred oak. Body is smooth, bit perhaps a little lacking for barrel proof. Leaves a nice prickly numbness on the tongue I will definitely be seeking out Booker's whenever I can from now on

Have had the bottle open for about 2 months now. Nice nose but has some off putting flavor to my palate. I see its rated highly but tastes like a young whisky with noticeable alcohol burn!

Neat. Neck pour. Immediately Booker’s but also something more. That nutty blast is still there on the nose but there is depth here that was not there on the prior two releases. So much ripe red fruit. Cherries, raspberries, strawberries. Some citrus too, orange peel. Now lemon. The nose is quite surprising... Texture surprises too. What the hell, this is the craziest Booker’s. First sip and I think I should buy another immediately... Back to the texture... it’s watery but not thin. Milky? Tons of vanilla on the tongue initially. On the taste comes the nuttiness but it subsided into all of those fruits yet again. Intense legs on this too. Vanilla and oak all the way down for miles and miles. Top of mind, best Booker’s regular release ever. The Booker’s qualities I love but then so much more. The watery texture may be the only disappointing trait but calling it watery when it has legs for miles seems odd. After hating the last two releases, Country Ham makes me love Booker’s all over.