Review: Little Book The Infinite: Edition II (2025)
Review: Little Book The Infinite: Edition II (2025)
Ha! You thought Little Book‘s “The Infinite” was the end? Joke’s on you, loser! That’s why they called it Edition 1! (Or Edition I, we aren’t entirely sure. It’s Roman numerals now.)
The Infinite returns this holiday season with The Infinite Edition II, which is even more infinite than the last Infinite. As with Infinite I, Infinite II is built around a blend of four whiskeys, one from each generation of the Noe clan — plus a “shared component.” While the original shared component was an anonymous 8 year old whiskey, this year’s shared is, of course, the original Infinite 1 release. (This was always the concept behind this offering, by the way. I’m sure Infinite III will include Infinite II as a core component.)
Here’s what you’re getting in the blend:
• Booker Noe’s Component – Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – Aged 22 years
• Fred Noe’s Component – Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – Aged 10 years
• Freddie Noe’s Component – Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (Extended Fermentation) – Aged 7 years
• Shared Family Component – Little Book The Infinite I
I don’t have any data on what the “extended fermentation” of Freddie’s component entails, but perhaps it speaks for itself. Let’s taste.
Little Book The Infinite: Edition II (2025) Review
As big as Little Book Infinite #1 was, I ultimate feel like #2 is even more powerful and unbridled. Defined from the get-go by its overwhelming fruitiness, this reminds me a lot of Beam Suntory’s Baker’s line, which is typically lush with cherry notes. Here, those cherries are balanced on the nose by a punch of peach and baked apple, slathered in extra-dark caramel and butterscotch. Chocolate notes here meander toward the rather dark, with cinnamon grated across the top. It’s bombastic and aggressive, but absolutely engaging.
The palate feels fruity and a bit winey, with black, macerated cherry notes becoming more amplified with time in glass. Chocolate is a constant, with ample vanilla and baking spice backing it up. Again, more butterscotch, then a finishing layer of apple butter. Touches of cloves — maybe clove-flavored gum — and a smokiness that creeps into the mix become all-encompassing, the finish clinging to baking spice and layers of vanilla.
No complaints with this whiskey, provided you’re down with something larger than life — which has always been on the menu with Little Book… especially The Infinite.
120.8 proof.
A / $200 [BUY IT NOW FROM FROOTBAT]
Little Book The Infinite: Edition II (2025)
USD200
Extended fermentation is something several whisk[e]y outfits have been experimenting with more recently (rum distilleries, too).
Beam traditionally ferments for 3 days. Their extended fermentation stretches it out to 5.
Longer fermentation periods are associated with higher ester levels. Across the board this enhances mouth feel, but it also produces a fruitier flavor profile with some more bread notes (in rum, hogo funkiness).