Jim Beam Black Extra Aged Bourbon Review

Jim beam black is a premium bourbon with a more flavorful character made to be sipped and savored.

Jim beam black extra aged bourbon review.

Our premium 86 proof extra aged bourbon ages years longer in white oak barrels than original jim beam. Jim beam black extra aged bourbon was a real surprise for me. And of course just like its younger brother our original jim beam it s best when shared with others. Winner of gold medal at the 2016 international spirits challenge.

This kentucky straight bourbon from beam was formerly known as jim beam double aged. That bottling is aged at least four years in new charred american oak. This no age statement bourbon replaces the black label 8 year. Originally labeled with an 8 year old age statement jb black now comes to us as extra aged.

Jim beam black bourbon whiskey extra aged review jim beam black is the first big step up in quality from the original jim beam white label. 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. As i mentioned before this is an easy drinking bourbon and would be appropriate as an inexpensive go to for cocktails or mixers. Black label extra aged is bottled at 43 abv.

I recently did some work on the jim beam double oak and had heard that many people preferred the jim beam black. That s why jim beam black is and always will be extra aged to taste and bottled only when it s just right. It s those extra years of aging that give jim beam black its full bodied flavor with smooth caramel and warm oak notes.