The initial pour after opening 10 days ago was generally disappointing.....hot, thin, and underwhelming. I opened a 1792 Full Proof single barrel that same day that simply blew away the Booker’s Pigskin batch, at half the price. Upon revisiting today, I’m finding that the Bookers has opened up quite a bit to reveal the classic Bookers taste profile of a sweet nuttiness. Still not quite as rich as I would like at this price and proof, but at least I’m no longer kicking myself for making the purchase. It’s $100 a bottle in Michigan, but fortunately I only paid $70 on sale in Indiana. Definitely a no-go for a Benjamin, and at $70 I will take ECBP all day long over the Bookers, and WT Rare Breed when on a bourbon budget. Probably my last bottle of Bookers since it’s just not at the quality level it should be for what is marketed as a high end bourbon. Possibly I should lower my expectations for a 6-7 year old whiskey, but on second thought, maybe Jim Beam should bring the price of Bookers more in line with the product that’s in the bottle.