Booker’s Bourbon has released its third batch of 2026, The Southern Thunder Batch. The name comes from the phrase many people used for Booker Noe’s deep, booming voice, which carried across the distillery. Fred Noe loved hearing that voice say “DONE GOOD.” Booker didn’t hand out compliments often, so when he said those words, you knew you’d done it right.
The batch combines barrels from five production dates stored in five warehouses. The youngest barrels were 7 years, 8 months and 14 days old. It is bottled at 127.3 proof with an MSRP of $99.99.
Barrel breakdown
- 23% – 5th floor, Warehouse 3 (seven-story)
- 21% – 3rd floor, Warehouse G (seven-story, Waterfill)
- 22% – 6th floor, Warehouse 6 (seven-story)
- 20% – 4th floor, Warehouse 4 (seven-story)
- 14% – 4th floor, Warehouse M (seven-story)
Tasting notes
- Nose: Vanilla and oak
- Taste: Big and bold, and unmistakably Booker’s® Bourbon
- Finish: Long and delightful
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