Jim Beam White Label 5 Year Old Bottled 1960s Half Gallon

Jim Beam Black Label

Jim Beam black? More like Jim Beam bleck! Ok, ok...all silliness aside, I got this mainly to mix into old fashions and wasn't expecting much. This used to come with an age statement, but now it just reads "extra aged," whatever that means. An extra 2 months? 2 years? Who knows. Lets try it neat and see how we feel. Nose: Vanilla,...

Score 70/100

Jim Beam Signature Craft 12 Year Old

I was fascinated when I saw this Jim Beam 12 yo Signature Craft Bourbon, because Beam had always seemed to sell their whiskey with an age statement under 10 years. I own a bottle of this bourbon, but I am reviewing from a sample from @JeffC. The reviewed bottle has been open for 3 weeks and is 60% full Nose: a very nice nose, strong intensity,...

Score 84/100

Jim Beam White Label

Mainstream macro brand. One of the cheapest not only whiskey’s but hard liquors available at my supermarket. Cracked open a bottle at home. Taste is that of cheap hooch, ABV is the legally min. one (my bottle was 40 % ABV) but this feels like undiluted Russian moonshine. Overly boozy mixed with brown sugar with simple oak & vanilla, almost...

Score 45/100

Jim Beam Signature Craft 12 Year Old

Nose: Lovely oak and some light spice undertones. The oak is the star of the show and is multidimensional. Barrel char, old wood, and green wood all join together in harmony. Taste: Again the wood comes forward. In its wake you will find a great bourbon with a flavor profile in line with traditional Jim Beam. Well aged corn sweetens the batch and...

Score 86/100