Whisky Producer Profile - Baker's

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(80.2 pctl)

$2.50 / pctl

Baker's | Est. 1992

Baker's Kentucky, USA Bourbon $200 Median Price

Part of the Beam Suntory family of brands.

Baker's Website

Overall, Baker's is known for:

Vanilla

(11)

Caramel

(10)

Oak

(8)

Allspice

(2)

Leather

(2)

Raisin

(2)

Producer Overview

Baker Beam was born with bourbon in his blood and raised on the grounds of the Jim Beam Distillery in Clermont, Kentucky- where he began his career. Baker started working as a night watchman during high school and did every job imaginable before working his way up to becoming Jim Beam's distiller. Never one for the spotlight, Baker was more comfortable with a wrench and a flashlight doing whatever it took to keep the bourbon flowing. When he retired after 38 years, he knew every square inch of the Beam distillery like the back of his hardworking hands. For bourbon, there's no family tree with more branches than the Beam's. One of the most famous is Baker's cousin, Booker Noe- larger than life, outspoken, charismatic and the undeniable father of small batch bourbon. While Baker became irreplaceable at Jim Beam, Booker was hard at work in Boston, Kentucky, on a top-secret project, the Small Batch Collection. One of the first super premium bourbons Booker would make in this collection- Baker's- was for his favorite cousin. Read more...