The James B. Beam Distilling Co. announced the limited releases of two new expressions: the return of a Booker’s Rye through ‘Booker’s Bourbon The Reserves 2026’ and the latest evolution of ‘Little Book The Infinite Edition III’.

The Reserves mark the release of another Booker’s rye, but this year’s expression takes it somewhere new.

Leading the news is Booker’s The Reserves 2026, a limited-edition Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey finished in apple brandy barrels and infused with cinnamon. The release brings together the robust rye whiskey Booker’s fans love with a distinctly seasonal layer of bright apple, caramel, vanilla, charred oak and delicate cinnamon. 

It is aged 6 years, 2 months and 23 days, bottled at 125.1 proof and carries an MSRP of $129.99.

The release was developed by Freddie Noe and is inspired by Booker’s tradition of making his “A.B.C. Wassail,” an apple wine recipe built around apples, bourbon barrels and cinnamon.

“I created The Reserves to continue the legacy of my grandaddy, Booker Noe,” Freddie Noe, Beam Family 8th Generation Master Distiller, said in a news release. “In many ways, it’s the same whiskey you know and love. Always uncut and unfiltered. But in other ways, The Reserves is something new, inspired by my grandaddy’s boundless curiosity and relentless pursuit of flavor. 

“You see, he was never not exploring how to make even better whiskey. He always had an experiment on the go. Either spending hours around the kitchen table pondering “what if we did X or Y…”. Or locking himself away at the distillery to chew on a question he needed to get to the bottom of.” 

Also arriving is Little Book The Infinite, Edition III, the latest evolution in Freddie Noe’s line extension. The limited release brings together bourbon from three generations of Noe family Master Distillers — Booker, Fred and Freddie — creating a whiskey that layers Booker’s oak, smoke and char with Fred’s creamy caramel, vanilla and butterscotch and Freddie’s notes of tobacco and dark fruit.

It is bottled at 118.3 proof and has an MSRP of $199.99. Edition III represents another annual evolution of The Infinite, with each year introducing new whiskeys into the blend and shaping its next iteration.

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About Booker’s Bourbon

Booker’s Bourbon was inspired by a 200-year-old family tradition and came to life when Booker Noe selected the first bottles of Booker’s as holiday gifts for his friends and family. With its instant popularity within Noe’s close circle, Booker’s Bourbon was soon after bottled and made available on shelves for everyone to enjoy. Booker’s Bourbon is one of the only bourbons bottled straight-from-the-barrel at its natural proof, which varies from batch to batch. It is crafted in small batches and aged for six to eight years in charred oak barrels, which are stored in the center of the rack house. For more information, visit https://www.bookersbourbon.com/.