You know the old saying “good things take time.” That’s especially true when it comes to a smoky, smooth bourbon whiskey—it’s a spirit that you just can’t rush. 33 Books Co. designed the perfect companion for a glass of bourbon with 33 Whiskeys: Double-Barrel Edition, a pocket whiskey tasting journal.

“Charred oak and time: that’s what it takes to transform pure alcohol into the liquid gold we call bourbon. Once the distiller has done his part, the barrel-master takes over, guarding the precious liquid as it matures inside a charred oak barrel. The longer the alcohol stays in the barrel, the darker it gets.”

“Inspired by that transformation, I put 999 copies of a special, limited edition of my pocket whiskey journals in an ex-beer barrel, previously used to age Kentucky bourbon. There the books rested for four months, occasionally refreshed with a mist of a whiskey made by beer brewers.”