Jim Beam Double Oak Twice Barreled Kentucky Straight Bourbon 86 Proof

2016 how i drank it.

Jim beam double oak twice barreled kentucky straight bourbon 86 proof.

Jim beam double oak twice barreled kentucky straight bourbon whiskey is quality of the previous 8 year old jim beam black. Sweet candy corn brown sugar dry oak neat splash or rocks. Maker s 46 hit in 2010 and woodford reserve launched its double oaked bourbon in 2012. At only 86 proof i drank this one neat and would recommend doing the.

Without the rinsing of course. The second round of aging has no defined time requirement amount and lasts until it tastes right. Age nascent bourbon distillate in charred white oak as usual then rinse and repeat in a new freshly charred oak barrel. Jim beam double oak starts life as jim beam white.

Today jim beam the world s no. Jim beam double oak takes bourbon aging to the next level by using a multi barreled approach. Jim beam double oak bourbon proof. Corn typical jim beam trait varnish maple syrup green oak taste.

Jim beam double oak a twice barreled bourbon that attempts to up the ante on the aging process through another spin through the rinse cycle. This of course isn t a new idea. It all starts with jim beam the world s 1 bourbon. 86 proof 43 abv age.

The nose is pipe tobacco and oak the entry is warm with palate of oak spice honey and caramel the finish is spice and honey recommended. 4 years and then aged to taste in a 2nd brand new barrel year. After selecting and dumping a bunch of 4 year old barrels they take that bourbon and put it back into brand new charred oak barrels for a second round of aging. In other words the standard jim beam kentucky straight bourbon same mash bill same four ish years in oak takes a second barrel ride for an undisclosed period of time.

Straight from the jim beam press release. Then after the traditional 4 year aging process the bourbon is transferred to a second freshly charred american white oak barrel and aged to taste. An excellent value at 17 dollars.