Booker's Single Barrel Second Chance Batch Bourbon 750mL is an extraordinarily rare Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and the first single-barrel release in Booker’s history. Released in 2022, “The Second Chance Batch” was personally selected by Fred Noe with the Medicinal Whiskey Charity to benefit the University of Kentucky Transplant Center after Fred received a life-saving kidney transplant in 2021. The bourbon was drawn from a single barrel located on the 4th floor of Warehouse D, one of the prized locations associated with the Booker’s style. Aged 7 years, 6 months, and 17 days, it was bottled uncut and unfiltered at 123.6 proof (61.8% ABV). Only 175 bottles were produced, making this one of the rarest Booker’s releases ever created.

The Second Chance Batch delivers the concentrated character expected from Booker’s with the added individuality of a single barrel. Aromas of brown sugar, baking spice, vanilla wafer, caramel, and cinnamon raisin bread lead into a rich palate of aged oak, syrup-soaked raisins, caramel sweetness, cinnamon, and rye spice. The finish is long, bold, and persistent, with layers of baking spice, leather, charred oak, caramel, and lingering rye spice.

TASTING NOTES

  • Nose: Brown sugar, baking spice, vanilla wafer, caramel, cinnamon raisin bread

  • Palate: Aged oak, syrup-soaked raisins, caramel, cinnamon, rich rye spice

  • Finish: Long and bold with rye spice, baking spice, dry leather, charred oak, and sweet caramel

FAQS

• What is Booker's Single Barrel Second Chance Batch Bourbon?

It is a special 2022 Kentucky Straight Bourbon created as the first single-barrel Booker’s release and produced specifically to support a charitable cause.

• How old is Booker's Second Chance Batch?

The bourbon was aged for 7 years, 6 months, and 17 days.

• What proof is Booker's Second Chance Batch?

It is bottled uncut and unfiltered at 123.6 proof, or 61.8% ABV.

• Why is it called the Second Chance Batch?

The release commemorates the second chance at life Fred Noe received following his 2021 kidney transplant and honors his donor, DeeAnn Hogan, along with the University of Kentucky healthcare team involved in his care.

• How rare is Booker's Second Chance Batch?

Only 175 bottles were produced from the single barrel, making it an exceptionally scarce and collectible Booker’s release.

• What makes this Booker’s release unique?

The Second Chance Batch is notable as the first single-barrel Booker’s Bourbon ever released. The barrel was selected from the 4th floor of Warehouse D and donated to benefit the University of Kentucky transplant patient assistance efforts.