Booker’s Bourbon Launches By The Pond Batch
Booker’s Bourbon, from James B. Beam Distilling Co., has announced the second release of 2025: By The Pond Batch.
Each release of this whiskey has a unique name that alludes to the people, places and/or history behind the brand. This batch is named after the backyard pond of 7th Generation Master Distiller Fred Noe’s father.
“By the Pond Batch” is made up of barrels from seven production dates that were aged in eight different warehouses. This batch is aged to 7 years, 1 month and 20 days. The proof of the batch is 126.5, and the breakdown is as follows:
11% came from the third floor of warehouse J a nine-story warehouse
11% came from the fifth floor of warehouse 3 a seven-story warehouse
11% came from the fifth floor of warehouse 1 a seven-story warehouse
5% came from the seventh floor of warehouse H a nine-story warehouse
11% came from the fourth floor of warehouse K a seven-story warehouse
11% came from the fifth floor of warehouse L a seven-story warehouse
11% came from the fourth floor of warehouse 4 a seven-story warehouse
29% came from the sixth floor of warehouse G at Waterfill a seven-story warehouse
“The first taste I put into my mouth was very nice and had a sweetness I enjoyed, so I took a second,” says Noe. “The second taste was nice, and the finish complemented and completed the experience so well. I feel sure my dad would have enjoyed sipping the “By the Pond” batch sitting by his pond feeding his fish, waiting for them to grow so he could enjoy eating them with some great Booker’s Bourbon.
The suggested retail price is $99.99 per 750-ml. bottle.
“We didn’t always have a pond in the backyard,” Noe recalls. “”But then Dad decided he wanted one to raise catfish and bluegill, so we’d always have fresh fish for supper. And that was that. Next thing I knew, Dad put me and some buddies to work: digging the pond, filling it up, making it homey enough for those fish. After a few days, the pond Dad had dreamed up was right behind our house.”
“But it wasn’t all smooth sailing,” he continues. “At first, the pond leaked, so we put in a liner held down with big stones. Then, after realizing the city water was no good for fish, Dad rigged a system to bring in fresh rainwater. And finally, we had to figure out what to do about the fifty-foot maple tree looming above it. When its leaves fell, they covered the whole pond. Dad set up a net to catch them on the water’s surface, but all he ended up catching was the fish underneath, finding dozens of them tangled up in it each morning. Eventually he put a roof over the pond, and it became something more: a place to reflect. It was where he sat with Freddie as a boy for hours on end, and where he enjoyed plenty of those warm Kentucky days. I think it’s one of the places he felt most at peace. I hope you savor this batch in a place where you find your own bit of happiness, wherever that may be. So go off, and enjoy.”
This follows the recent release of Jim Beam Pineapple.
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