Jason_Hall
Booker's Bourbon Batch 2020-02 "Boston Batch"
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
August 1, 2020 (edited August 29, 2020)
I’ve heard good things about this one. Time to get on with it.
The nose is sweet and rich with can of roasted peanuts, barrel char, dried fruit (apricot and raisin), rye spice, milk chocolate, chewy caramel, dusty wood shavings, light baking spices.
The palate is sweet and oily that tingles the tip of the tongue. There are roasted peanuts, barrel char, rye spice, rich caramel, vanilla, dried fruit and dusty wood shavings.
The palate is a little drying, but really not bad considering the proof.
The finish is long and hot at first that lets roasted peanuts, rye, caramel and dried fruit ride it out.
Man, this has to be one of the most well balanced bourbons I’ve ever had. Basically everything I picked up on the nose, I also got in the palate and finish. Also, it’s delicious!!
Edit: Since my review, Distiller has put their official review up. Whoever did it must have eaten a hot tuna sandwich for lunch before trying it because their review does not resemble this whiskey at all. I know everyone has their own likes and dis-likes, but to not even pick up some of the most prominent notes (peanuts for example), tells me something was off. Oh well. Now you have two totally different opinions.
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@Brian-Thereault Totally! And I’m glad I’m not crazy. It was just interesting how far apart I was from them.
I agree completely. This is not one of the char heavy spicy Bookers. It is balanced with some sweetness. Very tasty. Gotta take the reviews with a grain of salt.