Booker's Bourbon Batch 2022-01 "Ronnie's Batch"

Mahogany color. On the nose I get dark cherries, brown sugar, vanilla ice cream, raw cinnamon stick and some sweet oak. The mouthfeel is velvety, slightly oily and warm. The palate has more brown sugar and cinnamon, vanilla bean, butter toffee, and boiled peanuts, with hints of black pepper, allspice and dried figs, and just the right amount of oak. The finish is medium-long and hot, slightly drying, led by the oak and baking spices, with really none of the sweet elements from the nose and palate.

On the nose it's definitely bookers: nutty ethanol, brown sugar and caramel. In the palate it's very smooth, with a building rye spice that hearts you up from the inside out. Caramel and oak shine through, but are quickly taken over by the spice. The finish is long and enjoyable.