Booker's Bourbon Batch 2026-01 "Big Easy Batch" 129.1 Proof 750ml
Booker's Bourbon Batch 2026-01 "Big Easy Batch" is the first Booker's release of 2026, named in honor of New Orleans, one of Booker Noe's favorite cities and a place he returned to often with friends to eat and drink their way around town. This batch blends barrels from five separate warehouse locations across the Jim Beam Distillery in Clermont, Kentucky, aged exactly 7 years, 2 months, and 15 days.
Bottled uncut and unfiltered at 129.1 proof (64.55% ABV), true to Booker Noe's original barrel-strength philosophy that founded the Jim Beam Small Batch Collection in 1992, the nose brings vanilla, baking spice, clove, red fruit, raisin, and plum, layered with chocolate-covered cherry, hazelnut, and roasted nuts. The palate is full-bodied and rich with raisin, chocolate-covered cherry, hazelnut, and juicy plum, finishing long and complex with tannic oak, dry leather, toasted cinnamon, and rye spice.
Best enjoyed neat after several minutes of air to let the full range of flavors open up, or with a few drops of water to soften the proof, this batch is a strong addition for Booker's collectors building out a vertical tasting of named batches, and a standout choice for fans of bold, high-proof bourbon.
Booker's Bourbon Batch 2026-01 "Big Easy Batch" is the first Booker's release of 2026, named in honor of New Orleans, one of Booker Noe's favorite cities and a place he returned to often with friends to eat and drink their way around town. This batch blends barrels from five separate warehouse locations across the Jim Beam Distillery in Clermont, Kentucky, aged exactly 7 years, 2 months, and 15 days.
Bottled uncut and unfiltered at 129.1 proof (64.55% ABV), true to Booker Noe's original barrel-strength philosophy that founded the Jim Beam Small Batch Collection in 1992, the nose brings vanilla, baking spice, clove, red fruit, raisin, and plum, layered with chocolate-covered cherry, hazelnut, and roasted nuts. The palate is full-bodied and rich with raisin, chocolate-covered cherry, hazelnut, and juicy plum, finishing long and complex with tannic oak, dry leather, toasted cinnamon, and rye spice.
Best enjoyed neat after several minutes of air to let the full range of flavors open up, or with a few drops of water to soften the proof, this batch is a strong addition for Booker's collectors building out a vertical tasting of named batches, and a standout choice for fans of bold, high-proof bourbon.
