Booker's 6 to 8 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 10 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Soft, sweet, fresh, enticing. Palate Very big. Fat but supple and rich. Mature. Elusive flavours. Vanilla. Cigar-smoke. Finish Sweet, soothing, tongue-coating. Astonishingly long. Comment Every time I taste small batch bourbon, this one comes out on top for me.

Jim Murray Nose Light and quite malty: almost dank Hessian amid some growing rye. Palate Corn much more prominent and then a hugely satisfying surge of honey and spice. Delicious. Finish Slightly fat. A disappointment compared to excellent build up. Some decent rye lingers. Comment A rich bourbon that varies in style from batch to batch. This one has a better than average middle, but is let down in the final stages.