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Bourbon Review: Booker’s Bourbon The Lumberyard Batch 2022-02

We review Booker's Bourbon The Lumberyard Batch 2022-02, the second 2022 release of the popular uncut, premium bourbon label from Jim Beam.

OVERALL RATING

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Booker's The Lumberyard Batch review

Tasting Notes

About:

124.8 proof (62.4%ABV.) Aged seven years, one month, and seven days. MSRP $89.99/750mL bottle.
Appearance:
Looks like real maple syrup (as opposed to the buttery types found in grocery stores) both in color and its medium-low viscosity.
Nose:
Scents of oatmeal, butterscotch, and toasted cashew intermingle delightfully.
Palate:
A strong wheat note is immediately followed by more classic vanilla and pear. These latter notes are nudged toward caramel by a slight smokiness absent from most bourbons.
Finish:
Comments:
There are few surprises here—just good flavor in perfect balance—but even so, this bourbon is loaded with rustic charm. Considering the overall quality and the higher-than-usual ABV, this is a great bourbon for its price point and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to anyone. Fred Noe has done right by his ancestors.

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was either bought as a sample by The Whiskey Wash or provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Per our editorial policies, this in no way influenced the outcome of this review.

Austin Scarberry

Austin Scarberry is a Portland, Oregon-based writer and pastry chef. His culinary expertise uniquely informs his reviews, as he brings the gentle thoughtfulness of baking to his whiskey writing. Beyond The Whiskey Wash, Austin indulges his passion for creative writing, focusing primarily on poetry and fantasy/sci-fi genres. His literary works have been featured in Sci-Phi Journal and Oprelle Publications' poetry anthology "Matter — 2021 Edition II".

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