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2018-02 “BACKYARD BBQ” bourbon

I’m excited to share the second release in the Booker’s® Bourbon 2018 collection – Booker’s® Batch 2018-02, “Backyard BBQ.”

TASTING NOTES

COLOR

Our darkest and deepest amber and henna color.

TASTE

Deep and complex flavors of vanilla, nuts and oak.

AROMA

Robust vanilla and caramel notes; slightly smoky.

FINISH

Long and full; perfect for easygoing sipping

LABEL INSPIRATION

FRED NOE - BEAM FAMILY 7TH GENERATION MASTER DISTILLER

It’s named in tribute to my dad, Booker Noe, and his love for hosting good, old-fashioned cookouts in our backyard.

That man sure knew how to throw a party – complete with delicious food, lively music and great bourbon, of course. Dad especially loved hosting his famous ‘Bourbon-ques’ throughout the Kentucky summer, inviting friends, family, neighbors, employees from the distillery and anybody visiting to join us at our house in Bardstown, KY.

Of course, Dad didn’t do anything small, so his barbecues always included his famous pork chops, flambeed with Booker’s Bourbon. They were a real crowd-pleaser and became his signature dish. My son, Freddie, and I still host ‘Bourbon-ques’ at the house each summer, including flambeed pork chops for everyone to enjoy.

Booker’s “Backyard BBQ” is a fine bourbon to enjoy during the warm summer months, paired best with good food and great company. Here’s to Dad’s long-standing traditions and, as always, to damn good bourbon. Hope you enjoy this one as much as I do.”

I’m excited to share the second release in the Booker’s Bourbon 2018 collection – Booker’s Batch 2018-02, “Backyard BBQ.”

MASTER DISTILLER NOTES

Kathleen’s description of the nose is that it presents notes of leather and floral honey. I note some caramel and vanilla as I always do in Booker’s. I know my Dad always strived for those aromas in the nose of each batch of his namesake bourbon, too. Together, we taste rich butterscotch, brown sugar, dried cherries and a little allspice. The finish is a nice balance of toasted oak with caramel and brown sugar.

As one of our Booker’s Roundtable members put it best, this batch is just like Kathleen herself – “strong, sweet, rich and delightful.”

This batch is made up of barrels stored in six locations within three different warehouses. The breakdown of the barrel locations is as follows:

4% came from the 4th floor of 9-story warehouse E
29% came from the 5th floor of 9-story warehouse E
10% came from the 7th floor of 9-story warehouse E
8% came from the 5th floor of 9-story warehouse J
32% came from the 6th floor of 9-story warehouse I
17% came from the 7th floor of 9-story warehouse I