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2026-01 “Big Easy Batch” Bourbon
2026-01 “Big Easy Batch” Bourbon
TASTING NOTES
LABEL INSPIRATION
FRED NOE - BEAM FAMILY 7TH GENERATION MASTER DISTILLER
The first release of Booker’s 2026 Collection is Booker’s Batch 2026-01 “Big Easy Batch”. This batch pays homage to a place Booker came back to all his life, where he’d always find something new to love.
For a guy who lived in Kentucky, Dad sure found himself in the Big Easy plenty. He made his first trips down there as a young man, friends like Billy Roby by his side, the two of them eating and drinking their way around town. Some time after that, he and Mom visited on their honeymoon. In later years, they’d always point out the bar where they shared a drink as newlyweds. The place seemed to love him back too, during one visit they even changed the name of Bourbon Street to Jim Beam Bourbon Street for a day. But it was the flavors of New Orleans that really held a special place in Dad’s heart. He couldn’t get enough if its food - a fresh oyster here, a bowl of jambalaya there. But you wouldn’t find his favorite dish on the menus of the fancy restaurants, no, it was the Lucky Dog street cart that caught his eye and stole his heart. Dad found flavors he loved everywhere he went. I hope you’ll be as taken with this bourbon as he was with those Big Easy Lucky Dogs. - Fred Noe, Beam Family 7th Generation Master Distiller
MASTER DISTILLER NOTES
When I was writing these tasting notes the weather was unseasonably cold which was earlier than normal. I really enjoyed the beautiful color of the batch that came from over seven years in the new white oak barrel. The nose is appealing and well balanced with vanilla notes that made me keep nosing the glass. I enjoyed the initial warm taste on the cold day then the finish was pleasant with sweetness lingering on the back of my throat. Dad would appreciate this batch of Booker’s named for one of his favorite cities to visit.
BOOKER’S “BIG EASY” BATCH IS MADE UP OF FIVE SEPARATE PRODUCTION DATES AND WERE AGED IN FIVE DIFFERENT STORAGE WAREHOUSES.
This batch is aged will be to 7 years and 2 months and 15 days old. The proof is 129.1, the breakdown is as follows:
16% was stored on the third floor of warehouse H, a nine-story house
24% was stored on the sixth floor of warehouse G, a nine-story house
16% was stored on the fifth floor of warehouse O, a seven-story house
22% was stored on the third floor of warehouse J, a nine-story house
22% was stored on the fourth floor of warehouse M, a seven-story house
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