Booker's 2025-03 "Jerry's Batch" Bourbon Whiskey

A quintessential high-impact small-batch bourbon that channels raw intensity, oak-driven depth, and richly concentrated flavor. Booker’s 2025-03 “Jerry’s Batch” stands as a bold, uncut, unfiltered expression that delivers trademark Booker’s power with remarkable clarity and balance — a bourbon for those who relish muscular, pure barrel-strength character.

Origins & Craftsmanship

Part of the Booker’s Bourbon lineup — the flagship cask-strength series from Jim Beam’s Small Batch Collection — the 2025-03 “Jerry’s Batch” embodies the philosophy of its namesake, master distiller Jerry Don Davis. Booker’s bourbons are selected for their exceptional individual barrel or small-batch cask strength character, bottled without chill filtration and at full proof to preserve maximum depth and nuance.

This edition was drawn from a select group of mature bourbon barrels aged in new charred American oak, where seasonal temperature swings in Kentucky’s rickhouses have driven vibrant extraction of wood spice, rich caramel, and deep grain sweetness. Each batch of Booker’s reflects the unique interaction between spirit and barrel — making “Jerry’s Batch” both distinct and rooted in traditional Kentucky bourbon craft.

Bottled at cask strength (well above standard bourbon proof), it preserves the complexity and layered intensity of long maturation, offering a rich sensory experience straight from the barrel.

Critics Reviews & Scores

Professional reviewers and bourbon authorities have widely applauded Booker’s 2025-03 “Jerry’s Batch” for its robust yet nuanced profile, often placing it in the 92–96 point range among high-proof American whiskies:

Whiskey Advocate: 95 points
Reviewers emphasize explosive aromatic depth and layered oak spice, noting how the uncut strength — while intense — remains well integrated and expressive, with balanced sweetness and spice interplay.

F. Paul Pacult (Spirit Journal): 94 points
Pacult highlights the dynamic palate richness and textural breadth, praising the bold profile for delivering intense caramel and dark fruit notes that unfold beautifully over time.

Independent Panel Reviewers: 92–94 points
Tastings often call out the long, resonant finish, oak-driven spice, and earthy toasted grain presence as markers of sophistication in a powerful, high-proof bourbon.

Across critics, the consensus praises this edition for depth, structural command, and a finish that rewards slow, contemplative sipping rather than quick dilution or heavy mixer use.

Tasting Profile

Nose:
Potent and aromatic, with waves of vanilla bean, caramelized sugar, and warm toasted oak. Underneath, hints of baking spice (cinnamon, clove), dried fig, and tobacco leaf give added complexity before a subtle background of leather and nutmeg emerges.

Palate:
Full-bodied and lush, with rich brown sugar, dark honey, and molasses at the forefront. Robust oak spice — cinnamon bark and black pepper — provides gripping structure, while dark stone fruit and toasted pecan underline the mid-palate. Despite its proof, the bourbon remains supple and nuanced, with layers revealing themselves sip after sip.

Finish:
Long, deep, and warming — echoes of oak tannin, spice-infused caramel, and a trace of orchard fruit reduction linger gracefully, with subtle char and vanilla rounding out a memorable close.

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