If you've read my reviews, you probably know how much I love Booker's. And if you haven't--I really love Booker's. Yet, with 4-6 batches per year, I can only get to so many. I picked this one because of a fantastic review by @dubz480. It took my a while to get around to it, but I'm finally here. Side note: at 62% ABV this is the weakest Booker's batch I've owned. Nose: Peanut brittle, peanut oil, and cocoa. Dried apricot and golden raisin. Vanilla and orange peel. Green notes. Loads of spice: cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and oak. Powerful start. Palate: Butterscotch and toffee. Caramel, vanilla, and cocoa. Orange peel and dried apricot. More cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and oak spice. Some allspice thrown in for good measure. Tobacco leaf. A heavy-hitter for certain, but very enjoyable. Finish: Dried apricot, golden raisin, and butterscotch. More of that cinnamon, allspice, clove, nutmeg, and oak spice. Rides out to the end of a long finish that hits in waves. Lives up to the Booker's name. The meekest in terms of proof but certainly not in terms of flavor. Not as wide an array of notes as some of my other favorites, but every note is accentuated here. Even at 62% ABV, this is an absolute monster. Though it's great at every turn, my favorite part of this one is the finish. This batch boasts one of the better finishes from this line, which is interesting considering it's the lowest proof I've had. It hits in perfectly-spaced out waves of spice; it's simply remarkable. Maybe Beam should bottle this at a lower proof more often because the finish here is just right. I overlooked this one at first--until I read @dubz480's review. It was a pain to find, and I shelled out $100 for this, which is the most I've spent on Booker's. Well worth it, in my opinion. If you're a fan of Booker's, or high-proof Bourbon for that matter, give this one a go. Fantastic representative for the 2019 Booker's class. This was the first and only batch I purchased from that year--if anyone has other recommendations let me know. As for this one, buy with confidence.