It s those four extra years of aging that give jim beam black its full bodied flavor with smooth caramel and warm oak notes.
Jim beam black bourbon whiskey 8 yo review.
That s twice as long as original jim beam.
It s one of the things i like best about whiskey.
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Our premium 86 proof double aged bourbon spends 8 years in new charred white oak barrels.
Jim beam black label review.
It belongs in any environment where you care less about having great bourbon in your glass and more about not having shitty bourbon in your glass.
The entry is smooth with palate of spice vanilla and caramel.
I recently did some work on the jim beam double oak and had heard that many people preferred the jim beam black.
For this review it was the export market 6 year old which is labelled as triple aged so three times the minimum maturation period to be called straight bourbon.
I prefer the black label too.
Take the jim beam black that i m drinking.
Even a simple glass of jim beam can give you just a little insight into the way a company works and what is going on there.
3 0 2018 08 08 updated review jim beam black label bourbon is not as good as the previous 8 year old version the nose is vanilla and caramel.
There have been a number of similar jim beam black versions from double aged declared 8 year age statement xa extra and the latest us release called extra aged.
As i mentioned before this is an easy drinking bourbon and would be appropriate as an inexpensive go to for cocktails or mixers.
The finish of pipe tobacco and a hint of oak.
It s stated age is 8 years.
Jim beam makes great bourbon and it s on display in their small batch series which includes knob creek basil hayden s baker s and booker s based on how jim beam black extra aged is positioned and marketed in beam s portfolio it fills the gap between the inexpensive and basic jim beam white and the company s more expensive and complex small batch bourbons.
A have a glass or two while grilling and watching the fights kind of bourbon.
I have seen it listed in the uk for 22 where it would be a very bad bargain.
Jim beam black extra aged bourbon was a real surprise for me.