The batch is made up of barrels from four production dates that were aged in four different warehouses. I hope you enjoy a glass alongside close family and friends. When Dad saw the samples, he said they weren’t big enough to get a proper sense of the whiskey, so what did Ronnie do? He went back into the warehouses and prepared samples that were notably bigger! Dad was more than pleased and that became the standard sample size Ronnie gave us from then on – and still the size that Freddie and I use today!ĭad always had final sign off when it came to his Booker’s Bourbon, but he knew he was working with barrels that met his standards when they were under Ronnie’s watchful eye.ĭad valued Ronnie’s dedication, work ethic and honesty and, because of this, he would be proud to honor Ronnie with a batch of his own. Once, Ronnie sent me home with a box of small Booker’s samples for Dad to taste. He also knew exactly where Dad preferred to store his namesake Booker’s barrels and, in time, he was trusted to prepare the samples for Dad to evaluate for the next batch.
Back then, we had to track barrel quantities and locations by hand – no computers for that! – and Ronnie knew it all by heart. Ronnie was responsible for keeping inventory of aging barrels, a key part of the bourbon-making process. Ronnie was always known to shoot straight with Dad, and Dad put a lot of trust in him because of that. During his 40 year career at Jim Beam, he worked his way up to the Warehouse Manager position. plants, when my dad, Booker Noe, was master distiller. The first release of the Booker’s® Bourbon 2022 Collection is Booker’s Batch 2022-01 ‘Ronnie’s Batch.’ This batch is named in honor of Ronnie Land, a longtime employee at the Jim Beam Clermont and Boston, K.Y. Fred Noe, Beam Family 7th Generation Master Distiller I am excited to share The Lumberyard Batch with you and hope you will be able to gather with family and friends to enjoy it. His experience at the lumberyard shaped the solid work ethic and curiosity he is known for. Booker’s esteemed distilling career wasn’t given to him, he earned it. Since that first day, Booker held just about every job at the distillery and worked his way up to Master Distiller. Booker gave 110% during his time at the lumberyard, which eventually landed him his first role working at the distillery and from then on, the rest was history. He never backed away from physical labor of any kind, which made him a natural fit for the job. Booker was over 6 feet tall and very strong at an early age. When Booker’s Mom found out where he was, she convinced him to come home and work at the local lumberyard with uncle Jeremiah Beam, also known as Uncle Jere.
After being accepted to the Air Force, the local police called his mom to verify his information to be cleared. While his journey to becoming a distiller wasn't exactly a straight path, it led him to his true passion.Īfter a short stint at the University of Kentucky, Booker hitch-hiked across America in hopes of joining the Air Force. This batch is named in honor of my dad, Booker Noe’s pre-distillery years. The second release of the Booker’s® Bourbon 2022 Collection is Booker’s Batch 2022-02 “The Lumberyard Batch”. My dad would be really proud to have a batch dedicated to his hard-working years at The Lumberyard and the experience this liquid delivers with every glass.
It has a balanced taste with a bit of sweetness and a pleasant finish that will leave you longing for another sip. The aroma is deep with hints of vanilla and oak that lead you back to enjoy it several times to explore its depth. The beautiful amber color of this batch reminds me of the horses that will compete on the racetrack. This batch was pulled during the rainy weeks ahead of the Kentucky Derby. The breakdown of barrel storage for Booker’s “The Lumberyard Batch” is as follows:Ģ% came from the 4th floor of 7-story warehouse Xģ% came from the 3rd floor of 7-story warehouse 5ģ% came from the 4th floor of 9-story warehouse Dġ7% came from the 4th floor of 7-story warehouse Zġ9% came from the 5th floor of 7-story warehouse QĢ8% came from the 4th floor of 7-story warehouse 1Ģ8% came from the 6th floor of 7-story warehouse Z The batch is made up of five production dates that were aged in seven different warehouses.
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