BOOKER’S PRESS RELEASE (Words of Fred Noe 7th Gen Master Distiller):
The first release of the Booker’s Bourbon 2024 Collection is Booker’s Batch 2024-01 “Springfield Batch.” This batch is named after the small town in central Kentucky where my dad, Booker Noe, was born and raised.
Many people think Dad was from Bardstown, the Bourbon Capital of the World, but it wasn’t until later in his adolescence that he moved into the Beam family home there. As a boy, he grew up in Springfield, Ky., a small rural town about 18 miles down the road. While the town has grown over the years alongside bourbon and a few other industries in the area, it was a farming community with many residents working in tobacco when Dad was young. Many, many years before he became the Master Distiller he was known for, he got his sense of hard work from his time as a farm hand in Springfield.
One thing most folks don’t know about the Springfield area is that it was where Abraham Lincoln’s legacy began. Beyond that, I’d say Dad is
probably one of the more recognizable figures to come from Springfield. Even when he moved away, he spent a lot of time going back for
family dinner, holidays and even the extended Noe family reunion every summer.
You never forget your hometown, and this batch is in honor of Dad’s. I hope you enjoy it as much as he would have.
The batch is made up of 5 production dates stored in 4 different aging warehouses. The age is 7 years, 7 Months, 8 days and is 124.5
proof. The breakdown of barrel storage for Booker’s “Springfield Batch” is as follows:
- 17% came from the 5th floor of 9-story warehouse G
- 7% came from the 4th floor of 9-story warehouse H
- 31% came from the 5th floor of 7-story warehouse Z
- 45% came from the 4th floor of 7-story warehouse 3
The color of this Booker’s batch is a rich golden amber from over 7 years of aging in the new white oak barrels. The nose has a nice, pleasant aroma of sweet brown sugars and vanilla. The taste is balanced with a pleasant heat. The finish is long and warm which I appreciated during the cold days we experienced in January here in Kentucky. I know Dad would love tasting this batch and sharing stories about his hometown. I hope you enjoy this first batch of Booker’s for 2024.
PRICING & AVAILABILITY: Booker’s “Springfield Batch” is now available nationwide in limited quantities with a suggested retail price of $89.99 for a 750 mL bottle.
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