A small batch bourbon from Jim Beam and a brother to the other three in the series: Knob Creek, Basil Hayden’s and Baker’s. This one is a strong one at almost 60% to 64% ABV, depending on the batch.

We were waiting for a table in the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel in Mammoth, Wyoming when I spotted a bottle of this on a shelf at the bar. I believe they charged me some $ 9 for it, which I consider a fair price, especially for such a high profile tourist location.

Nose:
It starts off with a rum like sweetness with molasses. Its quickly followed by autumn leaves and some cigars. Quite the alcohol burn on the nose (and I didn’t have any water available).

Taste:
The taste is incredibly sharp with the alcohol but also from a taste of chili peppers. I also got notes of red fruit and oranges. Nice!

Finish:
This also starts peppery with chilis and crushed black peppercorns. Due to the alcohol you get a very dry mouth.

This is a rather strange one, since it is so very sharp. Not even George T. Stagg is this sharp, as I remember. The flavours are still quite noticable which I really like at this kind of ABV!

In the end I picked up a bottle before we flew home from Philadelphia for some $30, which is nice since it is more than twice as expensive here! Very much worth to seek out but that shouldn’t be too much trouble. It was available at all shops that sold alcohol, for some reason.

Booker’s Small Batch Bourbon, 63.4% for € 65 at the Whiskykoning.