Booker’s 2024-01: Springfield Batch Bourbon

Classification: Straight Bourbon
Distillery: Jim Beam
Mashbill: 77% corn, 13% rye, 10% malted barley
Age: 7 Years, 7 Months, 8 Days
Proof: 124.5

Booker’s “Springfield Batch” 2024-01 shows up like the hometown hero—bold, loud, and wearing just enough charm to get away with it. A score of 94 and 6th best whiskey of the year ranking from Whisky Advocate will make you puff out your chest a little.

The nose kicks things off with a cinnamon swagger, balanced by sweet brown sugar and vanilla. There’s a quick flash of oak and leather—just enough to remind you this bourbon’s got some miles on it. It’s rich, familiar, and immediately satisfying, like opening the door to a Kentucky kitchen mid–cinnamon roll crisis.

The palate? Pure barrel-proof bravado. Cinnamon and baking spice charge in first, followed by brown sugar, caramel, and a leathery depth that ties it all together. It’s bold without being brash, sweet without turning soft—basically, Booker’s doing what Booker’s does best.

And that finish? Long, fiery, and unapologetic. The spice lingers like the last word in an argument—it’s not letting go, but you don’t really want it to.

In short: “Springfield Batch” doesn’t reinvent the Booker’s playbook—it just plays it louder, hotter, and better than most. It’s classic Booker’s through and through, but with a little extra fire in its belly.