Thanks to /u/devoz for this sample.

When Booker’s Rye Big Time Batch came out, I sadly couldn’t obtain some. Changing careers, not having children to sell, various other things that came up like needing food to live all got in the way.

However, through some swaps, I was eventually able to get it. The idea behind it? Back in 2003, Booker Noe laid down barrels of rye before he passed in 2004. His son Fred aged them in one of Booker’s favourite rack houses, which hurt the other rack houses to find out.

The release came out with all of the proceeds donated to charity. It’s the first time a rye has been brought out under Booker’s name, bottled without any meddling with it.

Oh, and MSRP was $300 USD. So not a lot of people were able to pick it up. The secondary has since reacted in a calm…