Beam's Choice James Lockhart Decanter Racoon

Jim Beam Devil's Cut Bourbon

Jim Beam Devil’s Cut is of course a tongue-in-cheek reference to the Angel’s Share, the part that evaporates during maturation. Hence what is left in the cask, according to Beam’s marketing departement, must be the devil’s cut. Nice one. But is it also a good dram? Better than the standard Jim Beam offering? Let us find out. It matured for 6...

Score 82/100

Jim Beam Devil's Cut Bourbon

Cool marketing. Squeezing the extra whisky from the oak barrels. And the oak shows for sure. This is a noticeably strong whisky, and on the palate it's oak, oak and more oak. Some vanilla and cherry show up later, but my palate was kind of overwhelmed by the oak. It's a full bodied drink and not for the faint of heart. But it's enjoyable for sure....

Score 76/100

Jim Beam Devil's Cut Bourbon

From what little info I can gather online, Jim Beam extracts the “devil’s cut” by soaking a used cask in water. The water, which is thinner than bourbon, can soak quickly into the pores of the barrel, dilute the remaining bourbon that has been trapped within the wood, then extract it. This barrel full of woody whisky water is then used to calm the...

Score 82/100

Jim Beam Black Label

Ahh, Jim Beam Black Label. My first bottle of Bourbon purchased with a "mature" palate. As I started this whisk(e)y journey with Scotch, I became curious of what was in my "backyard". Kentucky is famous for Bourbon and is a neighboring state of Virginia to our west. I knew I wanted a bold, thick representation of a Bourbon to...

Score 87/100