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Booker's Bourbon Batch 2019-03 "Country Ham"
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
June 10, 2020 (edited January 16, 2021)
This is a well-rounded bourbon with light rye notes, red fruit, plenty of spice, some wood, and a nice almond backing (though not an incredibly strong one) that blends a tad into marzipan. Booker's Kitchen Table has more of an alcohol flavor and licorice, which brings out its own sweetness to be fair. This might have a little bit more youth to its flavor, but it also has added complexity with a nice almond richness that come sour more with water and leaves a nice finish. Booker's Shiny Barrel has a substantial amount of additional toffee with toasted almond and also some nice licorice that this can't catch up to. This is very good, but Shiny Barrel is better. This is different from Kitchen Table, bit the quality is comparable. It's a tough call between the two because although I like this's nutty sweetness, its younger more mineral and rye notes are a bit disappointing. Belle Meade Cask Strength is also right in the appropriate range and is suitably complex. I might actually place the Belle Meade a little above this, up with the Shiny Barrel.
67.0
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