My dad, Booker Noe, and I first met Jerry when he moved into the house behind ours after he took a job at a local distillery as a chemist. Over the years he and Dad became close friends, and Jerry eventually came to work with us at Beam, helping us deepen our understanding of distilling.

Jerry cared so deeply about our business and our bourbon, that when Dad retired, he stepped up as Master Distiller for a few years. I wasn’t quite ready for the job yet, but during that time

Jerry made it his job to see that I’d be following in Dad’s footsteps soon enough. Most of what I know about the science of our craft, I owe to Jerry.

He used to write up these tests for me every few weeks to review the chemistry I’d been learning. He’d grade them by hand and go over the answers with me to make sure I understood everything. And more importantly to make sure I was ready to keep making the best bourbon out there.

For years, I just assumed Jerry was already part of the Bourbon Hall of Fame, but he only got inducted last summer. He’s a real humble guy who never liked making too much of a fuss, but he’s damn worth celebrating. Beam wouldn’t be what it is without him, and I couldn’t be prouder to honor him with this
batch.

Blend Notes: As we look through our barrel inventories during some abnormally hot days in late June, it’s a good reminder of how the weather here in Kentucky influences our bourbon maturation. The interaction of these various batches from their specific storage locations proves the old axiom true, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. With this blend of batches and locations emerges an offering with great balance and depth of character. “Jerry’s batch” brings together the micro-climate conditions that these warehouses experience. For anyone that has spent any time at the Clermont plant and surrounding area, and working with our products, it’s understood that each warehouse brings its own nuance to the barrels stored within and can influence the maturation process significantly.
This product delivers all the notes you would expect of a Booker’s offering; big, bold flavors of vanilla, caramel and oak on a full-bodied palate with subtle background notes of butterscotch and apple. All of this makes “Jerry’s batch” such an easy sipping whiskey that all you’ll need is a comfortable spot in the shade to enjoy it.

The age of this batch is 7 years, 4 months, and 21 days. The proof of this batch is 124.7, , the breakdown is as follows:

11.1% came from the fourth floor of 7-story warehouse 3
11.1% came from the fourth floor of 7-story warehouse 1
11.1% came from the fourth floor of 7-story warehouse X
11.1% came from the fourth floor of 7-story warehouse Z
11.1% came from the fifth floor of 7-story warehouse K
11.1% came from the third floor of 7-story warehouse L
11.1% came from the third floor of 7-story warehouse O
11.1% came from the fifth floor of 7-story warehouse 4
11.1% came from the fourth floor of 7-story warehouse G (Waterfill)