Booker's Bourbon Batch 2025-02 By The Pond Batch
Booker's Bourbon Batch 2025-02 By The Pond Batch is the second 2025 release of Jim Beam's flagship uncut, unfiltered small-batch bourbon: a 126.5-proof (63.25% ABV), 750mL Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, aged 7 years, 1 month, and 20 days — and it is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
Booker's is the whiskey Booker Noe drank himself — bottled straight from the barrel, never cut with water and never filtered. Each numbered batch honors a personal story from Booker's life. 2025-02 "By The Pond" recalls the pond by his home where he went for peace and inspiration; it was selected by his son, 7th-generation Master Distiller Fred Noe, during a record-rain Kentucky spring, when the batch's deep color reminded Fred of a Kentucky Derby racehorse. The blend draws barrels from seven production dates aged in eight different warehouses — 29% from Warehouse G at Waterfill, 11% each from Warehouses J, 3, 1, K, L, and 4, plus 5% from Warehouse H — and the standard Booker mash bill is 77% corn, 13% rye, and 10% malted barley (retailer-reported; Beam does not publish it on the batch page).
Tasting notes: Fred Noe describes an inviting nose of vanilla and oak, a sweetness he enjoyed on first taste, and a finish that complemented and completed the experience. Retailer notes add toasted oak, vanilla cream, caramelized sugar, roasted peanuts, charred wood, red berry, caramel, baking spice, and the classic Beam nuttiness.
Why buy By The Pond? Because it is a true barrel-strength, uncut, unfiltered bourbon with Booker's signature big flavor — and each numbered batch is a one-time release that will never be bottled again. Browse the Booker's brand collection, more bourbon, and other whisky favorites.
Serving note: legendary with a few drops of water, which open the vanilla and oak; bold enough for an Old Fashioned.
What proof is Booker's 2025-02? 126.5 proof (63.25% ABV) — uncut and unfiltered, straight from the barrel.
How old is By The Pond Batch? 7 years, 1 month, and 20 days, per the official Beam batch page.
Why is it called "By The Pond"? It honors the pond by Booker Noe's home, a place he went for peace and inspiration; Fred Noe selected it during a very wet Kentucky spring.
What is the mash bill? Retailers report the standard Booker mash bill of 77% corn, 13% rye, 10% malted barley; Beam does not publish it on the batch page.