Booker’s 2024-03 – Master Distiller’s Batch Bourbon

Classification: Straight Bourbon
Distillery: Jim Beam
Mashbill: 77% corn, 13% rye, 10% malted barley
Age: 7 Years, 8 months, 7 days
Proof: 130.3

Booker’s Bourbon may not wander far from home, but this batch proves you don’t have to go exploring to find something worth talking about.

The nose is pure comfort—like someone just pulled a cherry pie out of the oven and sprinkled it with brown sugar for good measure. Forget the usual Beam nuttiness; this one’s all red fruit and oak behaving beautifully together.

The taste? Silky, sweet, and perfectly balanced. Brown sugar and ripe fruit lead the way, followed by a surprise cameo from a cream cheese cinnamon roll that shows up right when you think things couldn’t get any better. It’s rich and flavorful but doesn’t feel like it’s trying too hard—just smooth confidence in a glass.

The finish seals the deal: that frosting sweetness melts into fudgy brownie chocolate with a dash of cinnamon spice, the kind that hangs around just long enough to remind you why Booker’s keeps winning the bourbon popularity contest.

In short: this batch is dessert disguised as whiskey—and the best part is, you don’t even need a fork.