Dram data:
Distillery:Â Jim Beam
Bottler:Â Original Bottling
Distilled:Â –
Bottled: ca. 2014 (batch B-90-001)
Age:Â 7
Limitation: –
Casks:Â fresh American white oak barrels
Alcohol: 53,5%
Unchillfiltered; uncoloured
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It’s been a while since I last reviewed a bourbon and this bottle is nearly empty, so let’s have a go at it before it’s empty!
Tasting notes:
Colour:Â mahogany
The nose opens on the rich side – and the first thing you notice is a note of acetone, something I only find acceptable in bourbons, if it is not too overwhelming, which it is not. Wood smoke (charred oak) with rich, toasted vanilla pods, dark chocolate (chocolate cake topping chocolate), almost burnt toffee, raisins, cracked almond seeds, roasted brazil nuts and fresh oak boards in the background. After a few minutes in, the acetone note has disappeared. A rich, flavourful bourbon nose in the middle of the transformation from young to old whiskey. Continue reading “Tasting: Baker’s 7 yo 107 proof”