Booker's Bourbon Batch 2020-01 "Granny's Batch"

Peanut brittle. Dusty funk. Hot as fire. Much better after a couple drops of water. This was alright but considering the price there are better options.

Peanutbrittle, roasted peanuts, burnt salted caramel, a significant citrus finish with a ton of smooth heat. Very strong and hot and a bit harsh. Full, but not coating or oily, average mouth taste. I don't care for the finish which is bitter. It's not one of my favorites, but this is a matter of personal taste more than a criticism of the quality of the bourbon itself. My wife was less kind and described it as tasting the way a musty old basement smells.

Really won me over! Peanut brittle for days! Lots of heat but some great sweetness as well

So Booker's has a nice and special place for me. One of the greatest points about it is all the different batches made, and how they share similar flavors with very slight differences. Unfortunately, each batch is just different enough from each other that you kind of have to experience them all, no thanks to my wallet. With this one, I did love the tasting notes I've read, and even though I have some other batches in the past that I've read about that sound better, it's simply time to live in the present and see what else is to be offered. The scent is incredibly dusty, only second to another Jim Beam product of much higher age. There is so much "barn find" essence to this that I would rival a cellared red wine from the 90's would have less of a heritage scent than this batch. Honestly, there's even a slight raisin smell in the background, although maybe I'm tricking myself into looking for that. No matter what, the proof is not hurting my nose at all. The taste, after getting through the usual tobacco and dumb heavy oak, is surprisingly full of salted peanuts. So much so, in fact, that it's still easily detectable through into the finish. The dusty notes that I smelled before carry through in every step of the tasting. As I predicted, this batch is just different enough from the others that I can easily taste the differences, but that familiar heavy oak and tobacco that I associate (and love) with Booker's is still there. If the bit about Granny's nut cakes on the card was any prediction of the taste, that's a perfect quick description of what we've got here. Very happy to have Booker's around, finally, and a good batch at that.

Peanut Brittle Fire. Very smooth

Nose: the pro says peanut brittle, but to me it’s dusty corn and grass. Taste: fire with a touch of heat, cinnamon, and finally finishes with some peanut. Neat painful 3.25 On ice a very pleasant peanutty 4.0