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Booker’s 2021-02 “Tagalong Batch”
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Distiller:
Beam
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Bottler:
Beam
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ABV:
63.95%%
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Age:
6 Years 5 Months
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Price:
$$$$$
- Raided Score: 86
- Publication: Malt
- Excerpt: From the very first whiff, which I feel is a key element to my favorite bourbons. Those paying the premium price for Booker’s are entitled to an experience like this one each and every time.
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- Raided Score: 93
- Publication: Whisky Cast
- Excerpt: The finish is long, well-balanced, and spicy with just a hint of oak.
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- Raided Score: 76
- Publication: Whiskey In My Wedding Ring
- Excerpt: For the love of Booker’s, please, please, please let it go just another year.
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- Raided Score: 88
- Publication: Distiller
- Excerpt: The whiskey finishes with more of that sweet-tart flavor, and a hint of sweetness and spice (a large rock will help draw out more of those sweet notes). Expect a decent, rolling burn from the proof.
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- Raided Score: 86
- Publication: Drink Hacker
- Excerpt: Is this the most interesting Booker’s release ever? No — but it is a worthwhile one that merits some attention.
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- Raided Score: 86
- Publication: The Whiskey Jug
- Excerpt: It’s good, but it doesn’t scratch that Booker’s itch for me.
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- Raided Score: 100
- Publication: Whiskey Wash
- Excerpt: It’s a well-made bourbon from a brand that knows its purpose.
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- Raided Score: 88
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: Very good, but starting to shift profiles in a direction I may find less enticing should it continue.
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Intro:
The second release of 2021, this is Booker's Tagalong Batch. Aged for 6 years and 5 months, it's released at 127.9pf and can typically be found around the $100 mark.
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Nose:
Big toffee sweetness up front. Sweet buttery caramel, praline, a hint of peanut brittle and brown sugar.
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Taste:
Rich on the palate, noticeable wallop of cinnamon. Brown sugar, baking spice, toffee and honey. Heavy on the peanut
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Finish:
Long finish, a bit hot but not unreasonable for the proof. Maple, peanut and cinnamon persist in the finish.
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Overall:
I don’t know that I’ve ever had this much cinnamon in a Booker’s before, and I don’t know if that’s going to be a winning development for me. Very good, but starting to shift profiles in a direction I may find less enticing should it continue.
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Score:
6
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