Booker's Bourbon 2020-03 "Pigskin"
127.3 proof
6 years, 7 months, 7 days
Bourbon
Jim Beam
$90
77% corn, 13% rye, 10% malted barley
Nose
Barrel char, brown sugar, molasses, chocolate-covered caramel (sugar daddies), dark fruit, raisinettes (chocolate-covered raisins), vanilla
Palate
Initial sweetness that rolls back into spice, dark roasted peanuts, oak, vanilla, brown sugar, thick and viscous with great body, dry like a dry red wine, Kentucky warmth without excessive burn
Finish
Long finish with lingering oak, vanilla, and spice
Overall Score
4.5 / 5
A bold, dry, and complex high-proof bourbon with excellent balance and a long, satisfying finish that exemplifies what top-shelf American whiskey should taste like.
1.0
Undrinkable
2.0
Substandard
3.0
Average
4.0
Very good
5.0
Perfection
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