Booker's “By the Pond” 7 year old (Batch 2025-02), 63.25%

Somewhat closed at first on the nose, but the palate is very lively, with vanilla cream, caramel, baked raspberries, cola, and toffee, along with tobacco, balanced aged oak, and black pepper. It’s a hot one for sure, but the flavors still manage to assert themselves. The finish is where it all really shines, blending more vanilla cream, milk chocolate, aged sweet oak, balanced pepper spice, and warehouse earthiness.