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91Excellent

Booker’s 30th Anniversary

Bourbon Beam
  • Distiller

    Beam

  • Bottler

    Beam

  • ABV

    62.9%

  • Age

    9 Years

  • Price $200+

This is a limited edition release from Beam/Suntory celebrating the 30th year of Bookers expressioons in their product line. While it cannot legally carry an age statement to represent the age of the oldest constituent, it is listed as a blend of 30% 16 year old bourbon and 70% 9 year old bourbon.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 91
  • The Whiskey Jug
  • By Josh Peters
  • Opens the palate as well and a bit more nuttiness comes through, but it’s not a major shift; it’s great straight outta the bottle. In a nutshell, the Booker’s 30th Anniversary Bourbon is just as good as you would think it would be.
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  • Raided Score: 91
  • WhiskyCast
  • By Mark Gillespie
  • The taste is spicy, but not overpowering with a good balance of black pepper with honey, caramel, and cocoa that turns dry with a nice dustiness. That character continues through the medium-length finish with a touch of pencil shavings.
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  • Raided Score: 93
  • Whisky Advocate
  • By Jeffery Lindenmuth
  • Brawny and unapologetic on the palate; peach syrup and baked apples meet a torrent of spices as the moreish finish oozes on like chocolate lava cake.
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  • Raided Score: 95
  • Drinkhacker
  • By Christopher Null
  • I like this best without water, but with some air time, so pour your digestif before you sit down for dinner, let it mellow, and enjoy the fruits of your labor a half our later.
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  • Raided Score: 95
  • Whiskey Consensus
  • By Eric Stumbo
  • With this release, Fred honored his father’s wish and released a refined Booker’s batch. Bookers 30th Anniversary is just that, refined and nothing short of incredible.
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  • Raided Score: 80
  • The Daily Pour
  • By t8ke
  • This isn't great, but it also isn't bad. Its disjointed, moving from sweet and rich to bitter and punishing. I bet it makes a baller old fashioned.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Rich nose, filled with caramel, nutty sweetness, strong oak presence and clove. Orange peel follows along with strong coffee, cocoa and toffee.

  • Taste:

    Rich and thick but very hot. Spicy, loaded with clove and leather, faint tobacco and dry, bitter oak. Good deal of pepper. Punishing heat on the palate though.

  • Finish:

    Long, continuing the punishment. Lots of toffe, caramel, astringent oak with pepper and faint vanilla.

  • Overall:

    This isn't great, but it also isn't bad. Its disjointed, moving from sweet and rich to bitter and punishing. I bet it makes a baller old fashioned.

  • Score:

    80

  • By t8ke
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources