AntonioSchmid
Booker's Bourbon Batch 2018-04 "Kitchen Table"
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
February 18, 2020 (edited October 7, 2020)
Elected the best of the day on a Bourbon tasting alongside Stagg Jr, JD Sinatra, Angel’s Envy and Eagle Rare.
On the glass, a beautiful russet color and some really slow legs after swirling the glass.
On the nose, just a bit of alcohol burn (we’re talking 64% abv afterall), some nuttiness, some citrus, ginger spice and an old oak note, like the smell you get inside a dunnage house.
On the palate it is full bodied with a really CREAMY mouthfeel. It isn’t harsh by any means (where has all the alcohol gone?) and yet another time you have citrus, oak and some spice. Have I already said how creamy this is? 😁
On the finish you get some heat from the high abv, pepperiness and some old leather note.
You can add water to this one but I think it is best neat. You don’t get much alcohol burn and you get the most incredible mouthfeel that is somehow lost after some dilution.
Not as good as Batch 2015-03 (Center Cut) but a great bourbon anyhow.
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@PBMichiganWolverine Yeah, I’m with you. It’s never been my favourite by a long shot but I can kind of get what people like about it.
I’m clearly the outlier when it comes to Booker’s. I find it young and overly hot, for me seems to mute the flavors. But that’s just me—cause clearly this is loved by majority of folks
I remember you telling me about that 5-whiskey tasting when it was still in the works. Glad to see you enjoyed this one! Great review. And though I'm a huge fan of both, I'd have a hard time naming many bourbons better than the Center Cut.
@Ctrexman Thanks! Both Booker’s I tried are the best bourbons that I had. (but I’m really a scotch whisky guy) That said I still have a Sip a While (2017-04) waiting to be opened... Great expectations on this one after all the glorious reviews I have read.
Very nice review........Bookers is still my favorite, have seen this batch out so will have to get me some