Phot courtesy Jim Beam
Booker’s is one of my favorite whiskies from Jim Beam. Better yet, it’s one of my favorite barrel-proof bourbons, period. The fourth batch of Booker’s, “Oven Buster”, is here. Picked from a roundtable of whiskey writers and experts, batch 2015-04 is also the year’s youngest release. This one is aged 6.5 years and arrives at a respectable 127 proof.
William Larue Weller is the only wheated bourbon in the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. That means it uses wheat instead of rye as the secondary grain. This year’s release is aged 12 years and 3 months, and is bottled at 134.6 proof. 105 barrels were picked for this release – that’s more than last year. Unfortunately, 72.3% of the original whiskey was lost to evaporation. Notice it’s not as much as the 84% evaporation of this year’s George Stagg release, which is substantial.
This year’s Eagle Rare 17-year-old bourbon is actually 17 years old. The last couple of releases were 19 years old, even though the label listed it as 17 years old. Part of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Eagle Rare 17 is usually one of the smallest batches. This year is no different – the blend is compromised of 26 barrels. Compare that to the 128 barrels selected for George Stagg, albeit Stagg had an 84% evaporation. Here only 66% of the original barreled whiskey evaporated. That means there’s not a lot to go around.
Wild Turkey Bourbon Whiskey Info, Reviews, and Musings
a coffee journal of sorts.
Powerhouse whisk(e)y blogging since 2016.
Scotch tasting for everyone!
It's thoroughly absorbing...
Sharing the history, craft, and passion for whisky
Learning, appreciating and enjoying the art of drinking whiskey
Whiskey and more, no less than galore
Adventures In Whiskey 