Ten chapters in, Freddie Noe has nothing left to prove and everything left to discover. The eighth generation of his family to make whiskey, he built Little Book as a tribute to his grandfather Booker and a place to chase ideas. Chapter 10, "All the Wiser," is the one where he stopped chasing the perfect blend and let the whiskey lead.
What he poured into it tells the story. Aged bourbons from across the Beam Small Batch Collection, from Basil Hayden to Knob Creek to Booker's to Baker's, joined by a younger Jim Beam finished in sherry and toasted casks. Deep auburn in the glass, it opens with fig, raisin, and molasses, then turns full bodied across velvety caramel, cinnamon, and oak. The finish runs long, all seasoned wood and dried fruit, bottled uncut at 122.6 proof.
This is a collector's bottle in the truest sense, the kind you reach for when the moment deserves a real story. Bold, layered, and quietly confident, it rewards the patient pour and the good company that comes with it.
