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Booker's Bourbon Batch 2019-03 "Country Ham"
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
January 5, 2020 (edited August 20, 2020)
Ok Country ham 6 yrs 4mo 2 days. 124.7 proof as always unchill and no coloring. Poured neat/1drop nose is graham cracker, almond butter, dusty spice with some brown sugar and barrel woods.Sure there is some ethanol but it does not hinder. Sewing machine oil mouthfeel brings palate of burnt sugars, and dark caramel. Hazelnut and chocolate along side seasoned oak and salted butter with (am I imagining) glazed ham? Wonderful richness and depth of flavors. The proof is there but for me its still EASY drinking with heat a non issue. Understand I am a high proof bourbon lover so I may be less affected by proof/heat. Finish is nice and long with traditional fading salted caramel and drying barrel but has a nutty/malty note that I relish in the Booker's line.....97/100...... For me this is high end bourbon(haven't had elite high$$ product such as Pappys , GTS , craft releases or the like) That being said I have had a lot of bourbon and can say that the Booker's line is my favorite along with OF1920, Knob Single barrel and Stagg Jr. Ill even throw in JD single barrel barrel proof just cause its that good. The common theme is proof. OF1920 is lowest at 115. IMO American whiskey(bourbon etc) needs high proof to bring out the intensity of flavors and depth unlike scotch which needs age to deliver the same level. Bourbon lovers rejoice.....an available, affordable (somewhat) delicious whiskey.
Gonna put this head to head with Shiny Barrel edition to compare
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Nice review. I like "sewing machine oil mouthfeel" and it seems to answer the question on what you reach for when the whiskey runs out :-)
Damn sounds goood! The True barrel I had was awesome. Their regular stuff was so so. Impossible to get even that over here now