BOOKER’S DONOHOE’S BATCH (2021-01) *NOSE: Thick & Clingy with Lazy Fat Legs. Nose starts off with some Heat, Brown Sugar, Green Peanut, Black Pepper, Dry Oak, Root Beer, Vanilla, and Fresh Play Doh. *NEAT: Dry, Sweet, and Oak Forward. Sawdust, Peanut Butter, White Chocolate, Cinnamon, Clove, Rock Candy, Root Beer, and Sweet Tannins. Clingy, Warming Finish with a building KYHug. Peppery Oak & Vanilla Coat and layer the entire mouth and hang around long after the Glencairn is emptied. *Splash: A little water and Orange Peel shows up on both nose and palate. A large cube and it’s Peanut Brittle in liquid form. Very good. *VERDICT: The two Booker’s releases I’ve had have both been superb. Hurts my heart to remember how I used to completely ignore these as they sat on the shelf for months at $50-$60. These barrels are definitely Beam’s sweet spot