The fourth release of 2021, this is Booker's Noe Strangers Batch. Aged for 6 years and 5 months and 12 days, it's released at 124.2 and can typically be found around the $100 mark.
Arriving at a truly decadent 62.2 percent ABV, it quickly proves to be an in-your-face experience, but this is certainly not a bourbon that lacks nuance or complexity.
Adding water to the 2021-04 kicks up more of the spice which continues to grow as it opens, but never becomes super heavy. That said it is one of the spicier Booker’s I can remember.
This is easily one of the best Booker's batches I've tasted in a hot minute, and despite an age statement that most enthusiasts would turn up their noses at, this release of Booker's swings for the fences and delivers stunning richness and complexity.
Thick and rich, powerful and loaded with viscosity. Silky texture on the palate, features honey, butter cream, light oak, a touch of pepper, big caramel notes and a long, butterscotch note on the back palate. Light touch of cherry on the palate, unusual for Booker's, but this is a killer pour.
Finish:
Long finish, tame for the proof, loaded with peanut brittle, honey butter, light oak, sweet cherrywood and maple. Powerful, enjoyable, easy to sip despite the proof. Great finish.
Overall:
This is easily one of the best Booker's batches I've tasted in a hot minute, and despite an age statement that most enthusiasts would turn up their noses at, this release of Booker's swings for the fences and delivers stunning richness and complexity.
Score:
92
By T8ke
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