I previously remember this pour being intensely clove forward the first time I tasted it and I was a in this bottle has done very well to tame the clove note and allow other notes to shine during this tasting Rating: 3/5 Changes from my first and subsequent tastings to now illustrates perfectly why there are

In previous tastings I may not have let this come into it's true form on it's own. Yum! Rating: 4/5

Let's see how it tastes! Company on Label: Jos. A. Following my first taste things definitely turn more towards earthy tones.

After my tasting with Booker's 2021-02 Tagalong Batch went as well as it did...

I was on the fence about tasting notes but decided to go for it while I had a little bit of time to sit I got my first taste of this in a sample swap myself.

A long chew makes this almost taste like an Irish produced on a pot still. I took a break here to have dinner; tasting notes from here are about 30 minutes of further resting in time, but I fear many will not have the time or patience to allow it to reach the point at which I tasted

low proof as the caramel, minty grapefruit and confectioners sugar continue to dance around on the taste My last taste is a larger sip and swish.

I think both have their time & place and I will highlight which stood out for this tasting in particular I dream of the beginning of Fall when I taste this … but then a bead of sweat forms on my forehead as

Once you do get into the bottle though - what does it taste like? Let's find out.

We'll taste through to see if there's value to be had here nonetheless!

Questions like these certainly deserve answers, and sometimes you just have to taste to seek them out

Let's dive into the stats & tasting notes to find out.