Dram data:
Distillery:Â Jim Beam
Bottler:Â Original Bottling
Distilled: –
Bottled: ca. 2014
Age:Â NAS
Limitation: –
Casks:Â fresh barrels
Alcohol: 50%
unchillfiltered; natural colour (per law)
Whiskybase link
Blind tasting notes:
Colour: honey
The nose, err… huh! Not a malt! There might be a malt component, but there are other grains (maize and quite possibly rye) in the mix. That’s most likely a bourbon*, though on can’t be too sure with so many countries making whiskies these days. So, what do we get? No acetone – that’s good! Just a spearmint type tingling in the nose. Sweet corn distillate, loads of vanilla – sweet vanilla, custard-ey. Chewy toffee with cream.
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