Jim Beam Double Oak Twice Barreled Kentucky Straight Bourbon 86 Proof

Straight from the jim beam press release.

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

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. Without the rinsing of course. It all starts with jim beam the world s 1 bourbon. This of course isn t a new idea.

86 proof 43 abv age. At only 86 proof i drank this one neat and would recommend doing the. An excellent value at 17 dollars. 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.

Today jim beam the world s no. Neat in a glencairn whisky glass. Age nascent bourbon distillate in charred white oak as usual then rinse and repeat in a new freshly charred oak barrel. The second round of aging has no defined time requirement amount and lasts until it tastes right.

Jim beam double oak twice barreled kentucky straight bourbon whiskey is quality of the previous 8 year old jim beam black. Jim beam double oak starts life as jim beam white. The idea is simple. Corn typical jim beam trait varnish maple syrup green oak taste.

Jim beam double oak takes bourbon aging to the next level by using a multi barreled approach. Maker s 46 hit in 2010 and woodford reserve launched its double oaked bourbon in 2012. Jim beam double oak bourbon proof. Sweet candy corn brown sugar dry oak neat splash or rocks.

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. 2016 how i drank it. 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.