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Booker’s 2023-01 ‘Charlie’s Batch’ spirit image
91Excellent

Booker’s 2023-01 ‘Charlie’s Batch’

Bourbon Booker's
  • Distiller

    Booker's

  • Bottler

    Booker's

  • ABV

    63.3%

  • Age

    7 Years

  • Price $200+

The first Booker's release of 2023, this is "Charlie's Batch." Aged for 7 years, 1 month and 8 days, it's released at 126.6 proof and can typically be found around the $100 mark.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 88
  • Distiller
  • By Amanda Schuster
  • Aromas of candied lime, green apple peel, and lemon mingle with scents of cedary wood spices, as though sniffing a handful of sour candies stored in a wooden crate.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • Drinkhacker
  • By Christopher Null
  • Never particularly sweet nor overly savory, as some Booker’s releases can be, Charlie’s Batch rides a fine line right down the middle of bourbondom, letting the wood of the barrel do most of the heavy lifting.
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  • Raided Score: 95
  • The Whiskey Wash
  • By Jason McBeth
  • This is in many ways just your prototype big, masculine Booker’s but there is a light touch evident in several key components that gives this batch a slightly more ethereal quality.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • The Daily Pour
  • By T8ke
  • This release seems to harken back to the more savory, caramel- and brittle-rich profile of releases in past years and will no doubt be a hit for fans of high-proof Beam distillate.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Oaky and dry on the nose with a pop of peanut, toffee, bold rich barrel char, salted caramel and espresso.

  • Taste:

    Rich on the palate. Full of honey, toffee, peanut brittle, salted caramel. Rich and viscous, this whiskey delivers some of the stealthiest proof among the recent Booker's.

  • Finish:

    Long finish, brimming with maple, barrel char, tobacco and sweet cream. This is a powerful pour, but the finish is super satisfying, especially for fans of pours with Booker's DNA.

  • Overall:

    It's interesting to see how the profile of Booker's meanders each year. This release seems to harken back to the more savory, caramel- and brittle-rich profile of releases in past years and will no doubt be a hit for fans of high-proof Beam distillate

  • Score:

    92

  • Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.

  • By T8ke
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources