Jim Beam Black Bourbon Review

A have a glass or two while grilling and watching the fights kind of bourbon.

Jim beam black bourbon review.

And of course just like its younger brother our original jim beam it s best when shared with others. This gives it a more mellow and complex taste. The result is a full bodied bourbon with an extra level of elegance and refinement that s meant to be sipped and savored. The color is a dark golden amber.

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. 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. Jim beam black is 86 proof and double aged meaning it spends twice as long as jim beam original 8 years in charred white oak barrels. Jim beam black label review.

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. That s why jim beam black is and always will be extra aged to taste and bottled only when it s just right. I prefer the black label too. I recently did some work on the jim beam double oak and had heard that many people preferred the jim beam black.

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.