Whiskey_Hound
Little Book Chapter 4: Lessons Honored
Blended American Whiskey — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
July 5, 2021 (edited April 19, 2024)
I just did No. 3, might as well go right into No. 4. So far, 2 and 3 were great. No. 4 is a blended American whiskey, comprised of bourbon and rye, including a bourbon with oat in the mash. Should be interesting.
Nose: The rye content is immediately evident. Dill, black pepper, black licorice. Clove and nutmeg. Orange peel. Carrot cake, toffee, and caramel. Heavy brown sugar. Black tea, tobacco, and oak. Layered and powerful. Awesome.
Palate: Caramel, brown sugar, toffee, and vanilla. Peach tea, apricot, and carrot cake. Cinnamon, black pepper, clove, nutmeg, allspice, and oak spices. Bitter cocoa and tobacco. Very heavily oaked. Good stuff.
Finish: Bitter cocoa, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, black pepper, black tea, tobacco, orange peel, sawdust, and more heavy oak bitterness. Long finish--as you'd expect of a 122.8 proof whiskey.
5/5. My favorite Chapter of the Little Book series. Jim Beam dialed into something spectacular with this combination of whiskies. The product is greater than the sum of its parts with Chapter 4.
The nose, palate, and finish all exist separately. The flavor profiles I get at each phase are unique, exemplifying the best traits of different whiskies that comprise this blend. You may this be able to find this one. If you enjoy any Chapter that precedes this in the Little Book series, I couldn't recommend this enough.
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@Ctrexman Is there a shortage by you? I can find this one fairly easily and Booker’s is in every store I go into, no matter how small
Id be happy to find any Bookers/Little Book at this point