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Booker’s 2025-01 ‘Barry’s Batch’

Bourbon Booker's
  • Distiller

    Beam

  • Bottler

    Beam

  • ABV

    62.85%

  • Age

    7 Years, 2 Months, 4 Days

  • Price $60 to $99.99

Booker’s “Barry’s Batch,” the first Booker's release of 2025, honors former Beam Chairman and CEO Barry Berish, who spent over 40 years at Beam and played a key role in the company's history. Aged 7 years, 2 months and 4 days, it is bottled at 125.7 proof. The batch consists of barrels from four production dates, aged across five warehouses: 41% from the 5th floor of warehouse 3, 32% from the 5th floor of warehouse X, 14% from the 5th floor of warehouse 1, 9% from the 4th floor of warehouse G and 4% from the 7th floor of warehouse H. It hosts a suggested retail price of $99.99 per 750-milliliter bottle.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 94
  • Whisky Advocate
  • By Shane English
  • This has real depth and, despite the proof, ample finesse.
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  • Raided Score: 85
  • Drinkhacker
  • By Christopher Null
  • I am known for having a sweet tooth when it comes to whiskey, but this one was too much for even me to handle.
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  • Raided Score: 91
  • The Daily Pour
  • By David Morrow
  • Classic Beam profile dialed up to 11, joined by some bright fruity notes. Good batch, Booker's!
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • Breaking Bourbon
  • By Nick Beiter
  • The first batch of 2025, which pays homage to Beam’s former CEO who has since passed on, proves to be a meaningful tribute as it’s quintessential Booker’s Bourbon through and through.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • VinePair
  • By David Thomas Tao
  • The year’s first Booker’s Bourbon is a solid addition to the storied lineup, albeit one that didn’t entirely blow me away.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Beautiful, sweet nose with layers of butterscotch, French vanilla, caramel, waffle cone, peanut brittle, some gentle heat, creamed corn, cherry ice cream, sarsaparilla.

  • Taste:

    Oily mouthfeel with plenty of heat. The flavor profile leans dark and sweet: Big Luxardo cherry note is joined by blackberry, grapefruit peel, fudge, coffee grounds, peanut brittle, tobacco, cornbread, barrel char, tannin and root beer.

  • Finish:

    Medium to long finish with some heat. Tobacco, fatty walnuts, cracked pepper, ash, plum, black cherry

  • Overall:

    Lovely, dark, bruising bourbon. Classic Beam profile dialed up to 11, joined by some bright fruity notes. Good batch, Booker's!

  • Score:

    91

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

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