Bookers bourbon delivers a range of intense flavors from oak tannin and smoky vanilla to lighter tones of mocha and coffee. Bookers bourbon batches best price on this cask strength. In a statement provided monday evening to whiskycast and fred minnick, who first reported the decision, beam suntory executives confirmed rumors of a change that had been circulating over the new years holiday weekend. Bookers bourbon is a smallbatch bourbon produced at beam suntorys jim beam distillery.
Bookers kentucky straight bourbon whiskey september 7, 2017 by jason hambrey. The second of 2017s four batches of bookers bourbon has been released. Bookers bourbon is jim beams invention of the single barrel bourbon. The whiskey collection is considered by jim beam distillers to be a selection. Named after the way booker would chew his whiskey the bookers bourbon batch 201803 kentucky chew is a tribute the whiskeys namesake. This one has been bottled at 7 years old, with an intense abv of 63. Jameson the blenders dog triple distilled irish whiskey 43% vol. In 1992, he gave the world to small batch bourbon, actually coining the term. Basil haydens kentucky straight bourbon whisky 8 jahre 1 x 0. Bookers bourbon is aged between six and eight years and is bottled uncut and without chill.
Bookers small batch bourbon is the topoftheline product of the jim beam distillery. Bookers kentucky straight bourbon whiskey 750ml crown. Bookers bourbon is one of the small batch, cask strength 63,25% vol. Bookers kentucky bourbon 6 jahre straight bourbon 0,7l 63,7. Distinctions bookers bourbon is the only uncut, unfiltered, straightfromthebarrel, connoisseurs sipping bourbon available today. Bookers batch 201506 offers fans the robust, fullbodied whiskey profile theyve come to know and love, just the way dad liked it. At 21 years old, he was finally able to start his passion of distilling.
But despite that, it manages to be exceedingly wellbalanced, nuanced, and seriously tasty. I have been a bit proponent of bookers in the past, but this batch was not the best bottle to. Booker was a sixthgeneration master distiller who grew up at a distillery in the heart of kentucky. Bookers is the strongest offering from the extremely popular jim beam small batch collection. First created as a holiday gift for his special friends, bookers whiskey was so wellreceived that he decided to make it available to bourbon lovers worldwide. Bookers 7 year old true barrel bourbon batch 201502. Hand picked by fred noe and bookers bourbon roundtable, the barrels breakdown as follows. It is one of the top 10 wineproducing states in the country, responsible for some 2 million gallons 7. Bookers bourbon is part of jim beams small batch collection, which is intended to compete directly with the most premium of ultrapremium bourbons and whiskeys sweeping the market. Stores and prices for bookers true barrel small batch st.
Aged for at least six years, it has notes of vanilla and mocha. Bookers true barrel bourbon in 1992, booker noe introduced his own signature bourbon, bookers true barrel bourbon. In fact, around 95 percent of the worlds bourbon is made in kentucky. Bookers kentucky straight bourbon whiskey 128 proof price point. Introduced in 1992, it is a barrelstrength bourbon that is aged 68 years and goes into the bottle at around 63% alcohol, which rounds out to 125 proof. In 1992, booker noe introduced his own signature bourbon, bookers bourbon.
Its bottled at its natural proof of between 121 and 127, and aged between six and eight years. This is a bit of a landmark bourbon when it was released, the category of unfiltered, cask strength bourbons essentially did not exist, and this bourbon did a lot to establish the category which is now the ultimate for bourbon. January 2, 2017 three weeks after announcing plans for a 66 percent increase in the price of bookers bourbon in 2017, beam suntory has reversed course. Jim beam will be releasing six batches this year from the bookers established recipe first released over 25 years ago. Booker noe was a sixthgeneration master distiller, raised at a distillery in the middle of kentucky. Using 200 year old traditional methods, this is bottled straight from the barrel without adding anything and is unfiltered.
Bookers 6 year old kentucky straight bourbon whiskey 0,7l 62,95. This bourbon was widely put at the bottom of everybodys list for the evening. In 1992, booker introduced the world to small batch bourbon. This bottle of bookers was 7 years and 6 months old, from batch 206, and bottled at 125. Bookers bourbon is a staff favorite at ace spirits. Inspired by a 200 year old tradition, bookers is the first bourbon bottled straightfromthebarrel, uncut and unfiltered. While others rejoiced to drink bourbon at age 21, booker was thrilled to start making the stuff. Jim beam bookers noe original small batch given to special friends and store owners prior to the official general release in 1988 this bottle is numbered barreled in 1979bottled 1987 kentucky straight bourbon whiskey this is a 8 year bourbon 121.
Background everybody has an toggle search form toggle navigation. As mentioned earlier fred noe had a little help in choosing this particular batch via the collective minds of the bookers bourbon roundtable, a group he occasionally turns to for this selection process. Bookers true barrel bourbon is part of jim beams small batch bourbon collection. It is the bourbon taken straight from the barrel in all its unfiltered, high proof glory. Stunning cask strength kentucky straight bourbon from the bookers true barrel series a fantastic line from the jim beam range named after the one and only booker noe. Inspired by a 200yearold tradition, bookers is the first bourbon bottled straightfromthebarrel, uncut and unfiltered.
It is an uncut, unfiltered, bottledstraightfromthebarrel bourbon that comes in at a whopping proof. The new batch, blue knights batch, is named after the blue knights, an organization. She had a standing invitation from the noe family and even traveled around the world with booker and his wife, annis, on behalf of bookers bourbon. The huge flavor profile of bookers cask strength bourbon releases makes it perfect for cocktails or sipping. Bookers small batch cask strength bourbon earned the double gold medal at the san francisco world spirits competition in 2006, 2007 and 2009, and earned a score of 9095 points from wine enthusiast. Wie alle bourbon whiskeys lagerte auch er in einem. Supple and deep, this is an expression of bookers that exemplifies this whiskeys extreme power while peeling back the covers to show off what lies beneath the surface. Jim beam critics have scored this product 89 points. Vanilla, oats like a newly opened package of oatmeal, nuts. As the story goes, master distiller booker noe started bottling his own bourbon in 1992.
This one is still financially within reach for most of us occasionally and is a truly great tasting bourbon. As a fitting tribute, bookers 201904 beaten biscuits arrived in time for the holiday season. Bookers bourbon is one of the small batch bourbons produced by the jim beam distillery, which is owned by beam suntory a subsidiary of suntory holdings of osaka, japan. Bookers small batch bourbon 0,7l 63% ab 52,59 mai 2020. Booker noe jim beams grandson originally bottled this straightfromthebarrel bourbon as gifts to close friends and family, but eventually made it available to the general public. Noe family to release remaining bottles of acclaimed. Sure, later it may cost a little more or a little less, but in the grand scheme of things, buying now or later wont affect your long term net worth. Four roses small batch, award winning kentucky straight bourbon whiskey, 70cl 45% 4. Upload a picture details about this bottle edit whiskyid. This first batch of the 2016 collection batch 12016 in jargon, separate from regular bookers, bookers bluegrass, is bottled at 127.
Stores and prices for booker s true barrel small batch st. The last batch release of 2019 is a blend of three barrels from a single production date and two warehouses. Having the highest alcohol content of the brands in the jim beam small batch bourbon collection, it is a cask strength bourbon. Jim beam bookers kentucky straight bourbon wood box. Bookers bourbon batch 201506 wraps bookers year the. Aged 6 years, 4 months and 4 days, toogies invitation is culled from barrels located in six different rack houses. Unlike anything you have ever tasted, bookers is one of the only uncut, unfiltered, straightfromthebarrel, bourbons available today. Bookers is the rarest, absolute best bourbon available. Booker noe first released his signature bourbon in 1992. Kentucky is a state in the centraleastern united states with a long history of alcohol production.
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