DR: A true oddball whiskey and a real fall from grace compared to last year's Bomberger's Rating:  3/5 To go from a 5/5 to a 3/5 in the span of 1 year should mark a real bit of concern.

Rating: 4/5 (Really good. I want one of these on my shelf.) Bonus Booker's reviews I'd recommend checking out: 2016-05 Off Your Rocker (4/5) 2017-02 Blue Knights Batch (4/5) 2019-03 Country Ham (5/5) 2019-04 Beaten Biscuits (4/5) 2020-01 Granny's Batch (4/5) 2021 -01 Donohoe's Batch (4/5) 2021-02 Tagalong Batch (4/5) 2021-03 Bardstown Batch (4/5) 2021-04 Noe Strangers Batch (3/5) 2022-01 Ronnie's Batch (4/5) 2022-02 The Lumberyard Batch (4/5)

On December 5th, 1933 Prohibition was repealed! Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 9% 2005 bourbon (21% rye), 5% 2006 bourbon (36% rye), 19% 2006 bourbon (21% rye), 13% 2008 bourbon (21% rye), 54% 2008 bourbon (36% rye). Rating: 5/5 (Just wow. One of my favorites.)

release of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (BTAC for short), this is always a focal point of the 5 Last year, I was fortunate enough to score all 5 of these releases which I individually reviewed and DR: Not BT's finest work, but still a special bottle for raising a toast or talking over Rating:  4/5 I initially loved the 2022 release, rating it with my highest honor and distinction: the coveted 5/5

Let's see if the 2022 release can improve against the 3/5 benchmark I gave that. Type: Straight Rye Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: Buffalo Trace Rye Mash Bill (Assumed/Estimated at 51% TL;DR: A classic, zesty rye with plenty of lemon and tropical fruit to go around Rating: 3/5 (Decent. I would love to blind this against a good 6-8 year 95/5 rye from MGP or Bardstown Bourbon Co. Amongst the Whiskey designation means it clearly serves a purpose here, and it is justified at the 3.5/5

Whiskey Type: Blended Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed Proof: 117.4° Age: 4 years (a blend of 4-5 finished in hickory smoked barrels, 4 year straight malt whiskey finished with maplewood staves, and 5 Rating: 2/5 (Not good... Doesn't please my palate.) My official ranking is thus (slipping in 5 I just revisited offline): Chapter 2 > 3 > 4 > 5 > 1 > 6 I

wheated bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 70% corn, 21% wheat, 9% malted barley Proof:  109.3 ° Age:  5 years (5 to 7 years) MSRP: $49.99 Further Identification:  Green River Distilling will present batches TL;DR: A lovely, sweet bourbon with the right amount of heat and spice Rating:  4/5 Really good.

Rating: 4/5

Rating: 2/5 (Not good... Doesn't please my palate.) Historical Booker's reviews I'd recommend checking out: 2016-05 Off Your Rocker (4/5) 2017-02 Blue Knights Batch (4/5) 2019-03 Country Ham (5/5) 2019-04 Beaten Biscuits (4/5) 2020-01 Granny's Batch (4/5) 2021 -01 Donohoe's Batch (4/5) 2021-02 Tagalong Batch (4/5) 2021-03 Bardstown Batch (4/5) 2021-04 Noe Strangers Batch (3/5) 2022-01 Ronnie's Batch (4/5) 2022-02 The Lumberyard Batch (4/5) I think that's a pretty

Rating: 3/5 If you're still paying attention down here, you might be saying: "Nick, a 3/5 AND an Amongst

The spectrum of barrels used have been seasoned for 18 months, 3 years, 4 years, and 5 years, thus changing years has unfortunately become the industry norm for modern bourbon, so this push out to as much as 5 TL;DR: Innovative production methods paradoxically produced a very traditional bourbon Rating:  3.5/5

states that this batch is: a marriage of high-rye barrels and high-corn barrels ranging in age from 5 Undisclosed blend of TN, KY, and IN mash bills (high rye and high corn bourbons) Proof: 116.6° Age: 5 years (a blend of 5-9 year bourbons) Further identification: This is batch 033 which is releasing across Rating: 4/5 (Really good; I want one of these on my shelf.)