Name: Jim Beam Bourbon
Color: Light Brown
Nose: Corn, vanilla, wood/pencil shavings, citrus
Taste: Sweet corn, vanilla, pepper finish
Review:
Jim Beam is produced by Beam Suntory and comes from Clermont, Kentucky. Jim Beam is one of the biggest names in bourbon and has been around for a very long time. The original creator was the Bohm family in the late 18th century who immigrated to Kentucky from Germany and eventually changed their name to Beam. Jim Beam Bourbon is a medium bodied, non-complex profile basic bourbon. It has a light fresh taste, with a peppery not sweet finish. It is easy to drink and good to have on the bar as a basic Kentucky Bourbon.
Jim Beam has other expressions such has;
- Straight Bourbon: Original, Black, Devil’s Cut, Bonded, Double Oak, and Single Barrel.
- Premium Whiskey: Craft, Craft Quarter Cask, Harvest Collection, Distiller’s Masterpiece, and Rye.
- Small Batch: Bookers, Baker’s, Basil Hayden, and Knob Creek.
- Liqueurs*: Apple, Honey, Kentucky Fire, Maple, Red Stag, Vanilla, and Peach.
*Liqueurs and not equal to liquor because they are sweetened with various flavors, oils, extracts, and other additives. I have been reviewing some of these liqueurs, and I have to tell you, they are fucking awful to drink neat. I am suffering for my reviews and your reading when I drink these things.
Jim Bean is as Kentucky as it can get when it comes to bourbon. If you have not tried Jim Beam, give it a go and check out some of their Small Batch expressions.
Priced around $30 and a good baseline bourbon from Kentucky for drinking or mixing.
If you like it, drink it! – Christopher
If you like it, drink it!
