Little Book Chapter 9: None For Granted
60.9% ABV (121.8 proof) | 750mL | Blend of 5 Beam whiskeys, aged 7–11 years | Uncut & unfiltered — Little Book Chapter 9, "None For Granted," is Freddie Noe's 2025 annual release: a bold, cask-strength blend of five Jim Beam-distilled Kentucky whiskeys — an 11-year-old bourbon, an 8-year-old rye, an 8-year-old bourbon with brown rice in the mash bill, and two different 7-year-old bourbons (one fermented five days instead of three). It's an homage to the "founding flavors" of American whiskey — brown sweets, vanilla, caramel, and big oak. Available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.
At 121.8 proof this drinks big, but the depth is the point: butterscotch and scorched caramel on the nose, waves of peppermint, clove, chocolate, and toasted walnut on the palate, and a long finish of mint and saddle leather. Among high-proof annual whiskey releases, Little Book Chapter 9 is the collector's pour that doubles as a masterclass in Beam blending.
Tasting notes
Nose: butterscotch, scorched caramel, baking spice, ripe apple. Palate: peppermint, clove, chocolate, toasted walnut, brown banana, black pepper. Finish: long, minty, saddle leather. (Per 2025 review consensus.)
Why buy it from Del Mesa Liquor
- 60.9% ABV (121.8 proof) — uncut and unfiltered, 750mL
- Five-whiskey blend: 11-yr bourbon, 8-yr rye, brown-rice bourbon, two 7-yr bourbons
- Eighth-generation Master Distiller Freddie Noe's annual creative release
- Limited 2025 bottling — allocated, collectible
- Available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor
How to serve it
Neat in a Glencairn; a few drops of water open up the brown-sugar core.
Frequently asked questions
What's in the Little Book Chapter 9 blend?
An 11-year-old Kentucky straight bourbon, an 8-year-old rye, an 8-year-old bourbon (brown-rice mash bill), and two distinct 7-year-old bourbons.
How strong is it?
121.8 proof (60.9% ABV) — uncut and unfiltered.
Who makes Little Book?
Freddie Noe, eighth-generation Master Distiller at the James B. Beam Distilling Co.; "Little Book" was his grandfather Booker Noe's nickname for him.
Is Chapter 9 an annual release?
Yes — Little Book is released in numbered chapters each year, every one a unique blend.