[[ contact.first_name | capitalize | default: "Fellow whiskey drinker" ]],
Last four Booker's batches are here.
Booker's has always operated on a straightforward principle: select barrels from the center cuts of Jim Beam's warehouses, blend them without dilution, and bottle the result at whatever proof they naturally achieved. Each batch name reflects something personal — a story, a place, a person connected to the Noe family legacy — and each proof point reflects what that specific group of barrels actually produced. No two batches drink identically,
which is precisely the point.
Big Easy (2026-01) is the newest arrival — the first Booker's batch of 2026, named for New Orleans and carrying the warmth that name implies. Uncut and unfiltered at full batch proof, it's the one to move on first simply because it's the freshest release and allocation moves fastest on new batch numbers.
Phantom Pipes (2025-04) takes its name from Booker Noe's love of pipe smoking — and the batch carries a deeper, more resinous character than the Big Easy's warmth. The oak influence here is more forward, the finish drier and longer.
Jerry's Batch (2025-03) honors a member of the Beam family, and the bourbon reflects that heritage directly — grain sweetness and caramel more prominent through the mid-palate, the proof assertive but balanced.
By The Pond (2025-02) rounds out the group with a profile that's slightly more fruit-forward on the nose than the other three — the batch name evoking something quieter, the bourbon itself anything but.
Four batches. All uncut. All available now.
Cheers, De Wine Spot Team
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