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Booker's Bourbon 2024-03 Master Distiller's Batch
- Age
- 78 years
- ABV
- 65.15%
- Introduced
- 2024
Tasting
How it drinks
- Sight
- Very deep amber-mahogany; the highest proof of the 2024 batches at 130.3, extremely viscous legs
- Nose
- Dark red fruits — cherry pie, raspberries, blackberries — blended with brown sugar and a subtle layer of oak. The highest proof of the year amplifies the fruit character surprisingly
- Palate
- Intensely fruit-forward for Booker's. Dark cherry, raspberry, blackberry with brown sugar sweetness and robust oak backbone. At 130.3 proof, the most powerful 2024 batch — yet the fruit character balances the heat
- Finish
- Very long finish with dark fruit, oak, brown sugar, and warming spice. The fruit-forward character persists through the finish, making this perhaps the most distinctive batch of 2024
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
Maturation
The wood it came through
- New charred American oak barrels — uncut
- unfiltered small batch
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