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Booker's Little Book Chapter 01 "The Easy" Company on Label: James B. Beam Whiskey Type: Blended Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed Blend Proof: 128.2° Age: 4 (Blend of 4 year old bourbon, 6 year old rye + malt whiskeys, and 13 year old corn whiskey) Further identification: 2017 Release Booker's Little Book Chapter 02 "Noe Simple Task" Company on Label: James B. Beam Whiskey Type: Blended Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed Proof: 118.8° Age: 8 (Blend of 8 year Kentucky rye, 13 year Canadian Rye and 40 year Canadian corn whiskey) Further identification: 2018 Release Booker's Little Book Chapter 03 "The Road Home" Company on Label: James B. Beam Whiskey Type: Blended Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Blend of several mash bills (77% Corn, 13% Rye, 10% Malted Barley & 63% Corn, 27% Rye, and 10% Malted Barley) Proof: 122.6° Age: 9 (Blend of 9 year, 11 year and 12 year bourbons) Further identification: 2019 Release Booker's Little Book Chapter 04 "Lessons Honored" Company on Label: James B. Beam Whiskey Type: Blended Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed Proof: 122.8° Age: 4 (Blend of 4 year Kentucky brown rice bourbon, 7 year bourbon, and 8 year Kentucky rye) Further identification: 2020 Release Chapter 1 Review: Strikes me similarly to the start of Michter's 10 year. Rich oak says old but refined. Nose is really balanced though, falling almost too bland. Peanut, shiny metallics, and an overly buttery/rich mouth coating that lingers. Really tastes like it should be a regular Booker’s batch. Chapter 2 Review: Lightest! Dusty oak, citrus/Pinesol note I love, chocolate and sweet fruit like strawberry cereal on nose. Rich full proof mouth coating with no burn. Marshmallow sweet creamy char. YUM! So good I went for a second glass of this; second pour: Vanilla, spice and fruit immediately on nose. Deep, rich citrus nestled into a strong oak. Floral first, then caramel. Thinner, but rye spice packs a pretty mean jab into you but that fades into a nice, creamy cherry finish. Pepper and floral notes linger long. A little too spicy at times is my only complaint. Chapter 3 Review: Light caramel, graham cracker (no, ginger bread!), slight cherry nose. Pepper. Way better mouth feel than nose. Cherry cola, spice, butter, creamy caramel. Rich stinging finish! Feels like something that would be a really nice "in the woods" drink to me for some reason. Chapter 4 Review: Clean, citrus; high proof, summer grass with old oak. Smells like a farmhouse beer hall. Instant THICK mouth coating w/ cherry & caramel. Ginger bread and pepper. Thinner like a Weller Special Reserve. Nice. Final Ranking: Chapter 2 > Chapter 3 > Chapter 4 > Chapter 1

I'm just getting started here, but I have been on Instagram for some time already, and have been drinking good whiskey for a lot longer than that. 2021 was a transformative year for many and it served as the kickoff year for this review website. I hope you can find if my palate aligns with yours so that we can share in sampling many more pours together! Cheers, Nick

The likes of Jimmy Russell would respond in his calm, Kentucky tone, "I told you, we make a bourbon and Jimmy Russell was the fortunate soul who worked hard to inherit the responsibility of the distillery Bruce Russell, known digitally as ' Russell's Rye Guy ', has been intently pushing for the now prominent We've all got a story to tell, but the Russell's family story is one of consistency. Rating:  4.5/5 ( Really good; I want one of these on my shelf. ) Between the infinite, subtle complexity

Definitely drinks closer to a Warehouse E Russell's Reserve pick. Rating: 4/5 Yeah, this is a solid pour too - but definitely in a different way than last night's Kentucky This drinks far more similarly to a good Russell's Reserve pick as I mentioned above, and as-such, I

Company on Label: Wild Turkey Whiskey Type: Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 51% Given this is a barely-legal rye at 51% rye, I don't think many bourbon drinkers could be put off by Rating: 4/5 (Really good; I want one of these on my shelf.) This is classic Kentucky whiskey. only better rye from Wild Turkey in my book would be drinking it straight from the barrel with Bruce Russell

With both Jimmy and Eddie Russell's names on the bottle, I know I'm in good hands. It lingers unbelievably long and eventually some of the peanut brittle sneaks in (like 4-5 minutes after Rating: 4/5 I am quite tired today after a long day of home construction work, and this pour was just

helped me get this project off the ground and have contributed a significant volume of whiskey to this 53 Years Average age with barrel time added: 9.65 Years Further identification: This is a once-used Russell's Rating: 4/5 This barrel is tasting really damn good. I think I'd like to see it a little higher in proof/intensity before I'd consider upgrading it to a 5.

Rating: 3/5 (Decent. I can go either way on it.) This whiskey really took me on a journey. Batch (4/5) 2019-03 Country Ham (5/5) 2019-04 Beaten Biscuits (4/5) 2020-01 Granny's Batch (4/5) 2021 -01 Donohoe's Batch (4/5) 2021-02 Tagalong Batch (4/5) 2021-03 Bardstown Batch (4/5) 2021-04 Noe Strangers Batch (3/5) 2022-01 Ronnie's Batch (4/5) 2022-02 The Lumberyard Batch (4/5) 2023-01 Charlie's Batch (4/5)

identification: This is the High Corn single barrel from the New Hampshire Liquor Outlet, barrel # 5227 Rating: 3/5 (Decent. I can go either way on this.)

Rating: 4/5 (Really good. I want one of these on my shelf.) Bonus Booker's reviews I'd recommend checking out: 2016-05 Off Your Rocker (4/5) 2017-02 Blue Knights Batch (4/5) 2019-03 Country Ham (5/5) 2019-04 Beaten Biscuits (4/5) 2020-01 Granny's Batch (4/5) 2021 -01 Donohoe's Batch (4/5) 2021-02 Tagalong Batch (4/5) 2021-03 Bardstown Batch (4/5) 2021-04 Noe Strangers Batch (3/5) 2022-01 Ronnie's Batch (4/5) 2022-02 The Lumberyard Batch (4/5)

Rating: 2/5 (Not good... Doesn't please my palate.) Historical Booker's reviews I'd recommend checking out: 2016-05 Off Your Rocker (4/5) 2017-02 Blue Knights Batch (4/5) 2019-03 Country Ham (5/5) 2019-04 Beaten Biscuits (4/5) 2020-01 Granny's Batch (4/5) 2021 -01 Donohoe's Batch (4/5) 2021-02 Tagalong Batch (4/5) 2021-03 Bardstown Batch (4/5) 2021-04 Noe Strangers Batch (3/5) 2022-01 Ronnie's Batch (4/5) 2022-02 The Lumberyard Batch (4/5) I think that's a pretty

On December 5th, 1933 Prohibition was repealed! Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 9% 2005 bourbon (21% rye), 5% 2006 bourbon (36% rye), 19% 2006 bourbon (21% rye), 13% 2008 bourbon (21% rye), 54% 2008 bourbon (36% rye). Rating: 5/5 (Just wow. One of my favorites.)