Beam's Choice Armadillo Decanter

Jim Beam Devil's Cut Bourbon

Fred Noe, master distiller at Jim Beam, states that Beam's very recently released Devil's Cut bourbon is a 45% ABV blend of Beam standard mashbill 6 year old bourbon with "barrel-treated extract" bourbon, i.e. the bourbon 'dregs' which had remained trapped in the barrel wood after the barrel had been dumped. Beam gives no details on its...

Score 82/100

Jim Beam Black Label

I had somewhat low expectations considering my experiences with Jim Beam white label, so I purchased a 50ml sample bottle to test this out. Drank neat in a whiskey glass. After tasting I have to say that I was completely surprised by how good this really was. It really surpassed anything I had expected. Woody, sweet caramel in the nose, and...

Score 81/100

Jim Beam Repeal Batch

It is hitting the 90s in Tennessee now, so I went to grab a nice gose for doing yardwork. I saw this sitting on the shelf for $15. They had me once I read 'non-chill filtered.' This is Jim Beam Repeal Batch. Marketed as a prohibition repeal tribute. It is a limited run, 86 proof, NCF bourbon. My expectations are on the lower side. Nose: Pretty...

Score 81/100

Jim Beam Single Barrel JB8232

I have not tried that many Jim Beam – I hear little good about it and my own experience corroborates this – but a single barrel? That cannot be bad, can it? Otherwise the powers that be surely would not go through the trouble of bottling this, right? So I was intrigued enough to give it a go. Sweet nose on vanilla and coconut milk, mint and...

Score 82/100