Booker's Bourbon Batch 2021-04 "Noe Strangers Batch"

Originally not a fan, but this one has grown on me. It's heavy and could use some time in a glass. Brown sugar, mollases, butterscotch, Werther's candy. Nice spice and bite on the finish with that high proof.

Lots of ethanol on the nose (almost a singes the nostrils) with plenty of burnt sugar, oak, and dark fruit, with just the tiniest hint of leather and tobacco. The palate is leather on the front with just a slight oak note along with some sweetness and maybe a touch or orange peel. The finish is loooooong with just the right about of burn. Very enjoyable for my first Booker’s taste.

Nose- red apple, oozy caramel and roasted peanuts abound. Sweet red fruit is the ticket here. Palate- a much sweeter entry for a Booker's. Harken's back to Anni's Answer for me. I get Taffy apple, pure and simple. The palate really stays true to the nose. After sitting for awhile there is also a brown sugar sweetness that really sets this one off. Finish- sweet and rich is the best way to describe. It is a county fair of red fruit, caramel, and roasted peanuts. Gives up a bit of pecan pie at the end. Overall- This a sweeter Booker's and overall perhaps less complex. Harken's back to Anni's answer and Dot's batch- bottles anybody could sit around the table and not be intimidated by. Just great, down home bourbon. If an alien were to come to your house and say, "what's bourbon?" You give him a glass of this and he will thank you for it, rightfully understand, and perhaps leave in the saucer a bit side-wise! What surprised me is that this batch is a bit younger. It doesn't drink that way at all. I suspect that it has much older barrels also in the batch as the backbone is delicious. Needs no water whatsoever. Beam continues to put out a quality bottle most every time

This is a really good batch. Corn, cinnamon and sweet oak on the nose. Peanuts and caramel on the pallet. Spicy and long finish. The corn flavors are much more pronounced in this batch.

Not my favorite batch