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Whiskey Review: Booker’s Bourbon 2020-03 “Pigskin Batch” Whiskey Review: Booker’s Bourbon 2020-03 “Pigskin Batch” Editor’s Note: This whiskey was provided to us as a review sample by Beam-Suntory. This in no way, per our editorial policies, influenced the final outcome of this review. It should also be noted that by clicking the buy link towards the bottom of this review our site receives a small referral payment which helps to support, but not influence, our editorial and ot...

All throughout 2020 — since March, anyway — a song rattled around in my head: "People Who Died," by the Jim Carroll Band. It was a minor hit in the early 1980s; maybe you know it. Carroll, the punk-poet author of The Basketball Diaries, wrote it as a sort of tribute to friends he knew who died before their time. Some of them met wild ends: a guy killed by bikers, a woman who jumped in front of a subway train. Others left Earth via less dramatic but nevertheless heartbreaking routes. My fav...

Distillers explore multiple avenues in broadening bourbon’s boundaries December 21, 2020 As the bourbon boom continues, the trajectory isn’t just up but outward as distillers and blenders seek novel ways to innovate. From rare, limited-edition bourbons (with prices approaching that of exclusive Scotch), to cask-finished bourbons, one-and-done blends, and collaborative partnerships, here are several recent highlights. : Angel’s Envy 2020 Cask Strength  In 2012, hall-of-fame master distil...

The new Booker's Bourbon 2020-03 "Pigskin Batch" is a 6+ year old bourbon that, like others in the Booker's line up, is available uncut and unfiltered.