Booker's Bourbon Batch 2022-02 "The Lumberyard Batch"

Sweet green candy apple, cedar wood, and caramel nose with a green candy apple, raw vanilla, and caramel tatse. Long toasted apple caramel barrel finish.

Came back for a revisit and still not a fan of the finish.

Small pour at a friend’s house, this is a really nice Bookers edition. Warrants a review… Nose: Mostly rich candied nuts on the nose, maybe pecans, with a subtle peanutty note hiding in the background. Neat: Slightly muted entry with some sweet caramel notes building on the mid-palate to vivid fireworks of citrus, with orange, lemon, lime, they’re all here. Heat builds with the citrus, but not at all unpleasantly, into a warm and bracing Kentucky hug. Finish: Kentucky hug fades slowly with some lingering heat and tinges of sweet caramel. Some lingering bright citrus zest. Warmth and maybe a touch of dried fruit. Three drops of water: Water opens the nose up into a more fruity aroma, maybe pear or freshly cut apple. Palate now holds some green apple and white pepper, along with some light caramel and butterscotch. Overall: An excellent Bookers release, wish I had a whole bottle and one in reserve. Really good bourbon, and somewhat unique.