Jim Beam has the latest batch of Booker’s, their venerable uncut, high octane bourbon, in the pipeline. The 02-2018 batch is named, appropriately for summer, “Backyard BBQ.”
Booker’s “Backyard BBQ” a tribute to Booker Noe and his love for hosting good, old-fashioned cookouts for friends, family, neighbors and distillery employees in his own backyard in Bardstown, KY. Booker always made sure his “Bourbon-ques” were complete with plenty of good bourbon and enough of his famous, sizzling flambéed pork chops to go around. A cookout by Booker wasn’t complete without them! Today, Fred Noe and his son, Freddie, carry on this tradition and host their own “Bourbon-ques” — with bourbon and flambéed pork chops, of course — throughout the summer for all to enjoy.
This batch was aged 6 years, 2 months and 10 days, and bottled at 128.8 proof. Expect to pay roughly $75 with retailers for a bottle.