Booker’s Small Batch Cask Strength Bourbon Whiskey
Johannes Reginald Beam immigrated to the United States from Germany after the American Revolutionary War ended, and he eventually made Kentucky County his home. John J. Bowman, a military governor, presided over Kentucky County, which was still regarded as a part of Virginia at the time. Beam started collecting corn after moving to Kentucky, and he started a family custom of turning the extra grains he collected into whiskey. Since then, the Beam family has been producing whiskey for the firm of the same name for seven generations (the company is named after James Beam, who saved it during Prohibition).
Strength of Booker’s Small Batch Cask Booker Noe, Jim Beam’s grandson, is honored with the name of Bourbon Whiskey. Noe first bottled the bourbon, which was made from a mash made mostly of corn, to give as presents to close friends and family. The bourbon is now aged in virgin American oak casks located in the middle of a Kentucky rickhouse, where the humidity and temperature are ideal for whiskey maturation. The bourbon is bottled at cask strength (around 130 percent) without the addition of artificial coloring or cold filtering after it has matured for seven to nine years.
With a dash of water, the bourbon’s powerful aroma of caramel, vanilla, and oak gives way to notes of pepper, brown spices, mint, and cloves. The palate is dominated by notes of dark chocolate, butterscotch, leather, and dark fruits, which are followed by a strong and powerful finish.
Booker’s Small Batch Cask Strength Bourbon received a score of 90-95 points from Wine Enthusiast and won the Double Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition in 2006, 2007, and 2009. “This is whiskey the old-fashioned way. “The way it was supposed to be,” Booker says.
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Notes on Tasting
With a hint of water, the aroma of caramel, vanilla, and wood gives way to notes of pepper, brown spices, mint, and cloves. The palate is dominated by notes of dark chocolate, butterscotch, leather, and dark fruits. brash and powerful conclusion.
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