The Big Man of Jim Beam: Booker Noe And the Number-One Bourbon In the World

Absolutely couldn’t put it down. I’m not a reader but this book is captivating for a bourbon enthusiast. Tells the story of the most interesting man to ever touch bourbon. Had to pick up bookers sons book because I couldn’t get enough of this book. If you love bourbon you’ll absolutely love this book.

If you're looking for some behind the scenes views of how Booker Noe grew Jim Beam you'll get a lot of that along with some of the Beam history and facts. It is a short book that goes through Booker's upbringing and how he came to be the Master Distiller.The last 50 pages or so are recipies for using Beam in the kitchen. I wasn't expecting that but I will try a couple of them

Thanks these were for Christmas presents! My husband is the warehouse manager there,,,,MERRY Christmas!!

This book tells the story of Booker Noe. He was a master distiller of bourbon and he worked to help Jim Beam as a brand that was in demand.A bit of history is given, including how bourbon lost its popularity after prohibition ended and at the end of the 20th century.The main story is about the man and his life, not only in the distillery but in his background and hunting and fishing.There are photos, a list of Jim Beam’s bourbon lineup, a glossary and some food and drink recipes – all of course including bourbon. We actually made the bourbon chicken which turned out well.This is a book for Jim Beam lovers and bourbon drinkers too.

I love story about real people who were real characters. I was hoping this would be such a book, rather this a collection of stories about Booker Noe, sorted together to try and form a biography of the man and the brand of Jim Beam. For any serious Bourbon nerd there will be little new material here. I feel like this is a book best left to the bookshelf of the Jim Beam gift shop, and not the serious spirits history buff. Some stories are chuckle worthy, some maybe show a little insight or history, but this book just comes off as an over expanded bio that would maybe be on the back of a limited edition bourbon bottle. Great for someone new to Bourbon, but perhaps not the experience imbiber.

Wish this was not written by a hack ghost writer. Yeah, I said that. Jim Korkoris specializes in memoirs of memorable people, but his writing is mediocre. The anecdotes in this book start--but they're over before you have a chance to savor them. Then it's on to the next little tale, with facts larded here and there so you feel you've learned something about bourbon. But it's like making a meal of those little nothings they start the party with, and then finding out, that was it, there's no main course and you really didn't appreciate artichoke paste on water biscuits and parmesan crisps as a repast.Booker Noe was the grandson of Jim Beam, the reknown distiller and his life was as large as the market he created for the signature whiskey of our American South. Bourbon is a passion not only now in the US, but worldwide--popular in whiskey-mad Japan (and ha, Jim Beam is owned by whiskey giant Suntory), Australia and even the UK, where they have the very tears of Prometheus dripping eternally from Scotland. Even the redoubtable "M" (played by Judy Dench, in Casino Royale) preferred bourbon as a tipple.How Booker got to suss out the market and seemingly insatiable demand these days for bourbon is interesting. I just wish the writing were not slapdash. As in "only my refined pallet"--and other gaffes that a critical reader could have caught but Spell Check blithely assumes you meant something like teakwood, tung-varnished platforms holding your whiskey cases.So read it, and learn a bit about Jim Beam, Booker Noe, bourbon but don't expect a really great book.

OK book, maybe for a fan of the company. I mistakenly thought this would be more in depth about the Jim Beam business from start to current but it is more focused on the man how took it to multi-millions - Booker Noe. I found it short and light on details/depth.

This book is a puff piece focusing on Jim Beam's grandson, Booker Noe. It is chock full of cutesy story, the best of which involves Noe bringing in a real homestyle country ham to an upscale restaurant. Crusty yet charming, he is a business bumpkin who is credited with popularizing bourbon in general, Jim Beam in particular. I would have liked to see more of the business savvy and less of the Jed Clampett cuteness. Noe was unquestionably a character and this read is fluffy and light, if a bit too long. The best part of the book is the recipe section which reminds the reader that pretty much everything, including this book, goes better with the bouran.

Ich habe mir das Buch auf meinen Reisen vom Kindle vorlesen lassen. Ein meines Erachtens gut geschriebenes Buch mit vielen Details über Booker Noe und seinen Weg mit Jim Beam.Wer über die Beam Dynastie mehr lernen will, hat mit dem Buch eine gute Informationsquelle. Ich hatte das Glück eine Tour an der Jim Beam Destillerie allein mit der Führerin gemacht zu haben. Das passt alles prima zum Buch.Auch wer generell über Bourbon etwas lernen möchte ist hier richtig.