{"product_id":"bookers-bourbon-batch-2023-02-apprentice-batch-750ml-uncut-and-unfiltered-at-125-5-proof","title":"Booker's Bourbon Batch 2023-02 Apprentice Batch 750mL","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"background:#1a0a00; border-left:4px solid #C8A951; color:#ffffff; padding:14px 18px; margin-bottom:18px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooker's Batch 2023-02, Apprentice Batch. Out of distribution and never repeated. Two bottles in stock.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBooker's 2023-02 Apprentice Batch: 125.5 Proof, 7 Years 1 Month 2 Days\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooker's Bourbon\u003c\/strong\u003e is bottled the way Booker Noe drank it: pulled from the center of the rackhouse, \u003cstrong\u003euncut with water and never filtered\u003c\/strong\u003e. This batch lands at \u003cstrong\u003e125.5 proof\u003c\/strong\u003e (62.75% ABV) after exactly \u003cstrong\u003e7 years, 1 month and 2 days\u003c\/strong\u003e in oak. Booker's prints the age to the day, which no other major bourbon does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the Name Actually Means\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApprentice Batch does not refer to apprentices at the distillery. It honors \u003cstrong\u003eBooker Noe's own apprenticeship\u003c\/strong\u003e, which began in \u003cstrong\u003e1952\u003c\/strong\u003e under his cousin \u003cstrong\u003eCarl Beam\u003c\/strong\u003e, who taught him to distill long before he became the sixth generation Master Distiller. As his son Fred put it, the batch pays homage to the early days of Booker's career, before anybody called him a master of anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFred Noe\u003c\/strong\u003e, the seventh generation Master Distiller, selected this batch personally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere It Came From, Specifically\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBooker's publishes the barrel sourcing for every batch, and 2023-02 was drawn from \u003cstrong\u003esix different warehouses\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the single largest share, \u003cstrong\u003e36%, coming off the fourth floor of Warehouse Z\u003c\/strong\u003e. That is why batch chasing is the whole point with Booker's: change the warehouse and the floor and you change the whiskey, and no batch is ever made twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBooker Noe was Jim Beam's grandson, and the master distiller who decided the world deserved bourbon at barrel strength. Original release price on this batch was $89.99, in June 2023. It has been out of distribution since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oak forward with vanilla and toasted nuts, barrel funk and peanut brittle behind it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Huge and thick. Dark brown sugar and molasses with toasted hazelnut, charred oak and black pepper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very long, closing on lingering oak, spice and sweet vanilla.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to Enjoy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNeat first:\u003c\/strong\u003e barrel proof bourbon deserves one honest sip before anything else.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThen a splash of water:\u003c\/strong\u003e at 125.5 proof it blooms and the fruit steps forward.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBatch tasting:\u003c\/strong\u003e pour it beside another Booker's batch and the warehouse difference is immediately obvious.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery:\u003c\/strong\u003e James B. Beam Distilling Co., Clermont, Kentucky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, small batch, uncut and unfiltered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBatch:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2023-02, Apprentice Batch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProof:\u003c\/strong\u003e 125.5 proof (62.75% ABV)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7 years, 1 month, 2 days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarrel Source:\u003c\/strong\u003e Six warehouses, 36% from Warehouse Z, 4th floor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSelected by:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fred Noe, seventh generation Master Distiller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBottle Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750mL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 080686011408\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShipping weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85em; color:#888; font-style:italic;\"\u003eNote: this is batch 2023-02 specifically, at 125.5 proof. Every Booker's batch has its own proof, age and barrel sourcing, and they are not interchangeable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#fff8e7; border:2px solid #C8A951; border-radius:8px; padding:16px; margin:16px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy Shop With The Booze Outlet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🚚 Fast shipping with careful bottle packaging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e📦 Real inventory, real bottles: no phantom stock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🥃 Curated selection of allocated and hard to find bottles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🔒 Secure checkout and age verified delivery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e💬 Friendly humans on support who actually know whiskey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background:#fff3cd; border:1px solid #FFC107; border-radius:4px; font-size:12px; color:#856404; padding:2px 6px;\"\u003e⚠️ 21+ Only\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:12px; color:#888;\"\u003eAdult signature required upon delivery. 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