Jim Beam Double Barrel Review

You see they initially mature this bourbon in freshly charred american oak barrels and then move the whiskey over to a fresh set of freshly charred american oak barrels for the second part of its maturation.

Jim beam double barrel review.

Sweet candy corn brown sugar dry oak neat splash or rocks. As the label notes jim beam s new black label is double aged double the age of jim beam white label that is spending eight years in barrel. We first published this review way back in the year 2016 where kids played hopscotch in the streets a pint of milk cost two and a half english pennies and the americans had just landed on the moon. Jim beam double oak is joining beam s permanent lineup in september and we got a preview of the new juice to give it a full review so let s get started.

It s not just a quality product it s also dirt cheap and even its higher end products like distillers series are crazy inexpensive. 86 proof 43 abv age. 2016 how i drank it. First a bit of surprise.

Try in a peach smash. Corn typical jim beam trait varnish maple syrup green oak taste. Jim beam double oak starts life as jim beam white. First it is aged in charred american white oak barrels for four years and then it is poured into another charred barrel to mature for a second undesignated amount of.

Jim beam double oak if aging in a charred barrel makes for good drinking then aging in two charred barrels must make for amazing drinking. So is it intense in flavor smooth in taste. The second round of aging has no defined time requirement amount and lasts until it tastes right. The nose is relatively restrained but eventually gives up notes of dense wood baking spice and some licorice.

77 corn 13 rye 10 malted barley price. We review jim beam double oak nascent bourbon distillate aged in charred white oak as usual then rinse and repeat in a new freshly charred oak barrel. Neat in a glencairn whisky glass. I m on record as saying that jim beam is one of the most underrated bourbons on the market.

And more importantly is it any good. A worthy replacement for the now discontinued jim beam black. Read my review of the jim beam double oak to find out. Or at least that s the logic that brings us the jim beam double oak edition.

Jim beam is the worlds 2nd biggest selling whiskey brand after good old jack daniels and their standard white label offering ships an enormous number of units per year. Jim beam double oak is 86 proof 43 abv bourbon with a mash bill of 77 corn 13 rye and 10 malted barley that as the name suggests has been aged in two separate barrels. 4 years and then aged to taste in a 2nd brand new barrel year. Jim beam double oak bourbon proof.

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