Jim Beam Double Oak Twice Barreled Review

Maker s 46 hit in 2010 and woodford reserve launched its double oaked bourbon in 2012.

Jim beam double oak twice barreled review.

Christopher null is the founder and editor in chief of drinkhacker. 1 bourbon announces the release of jim beam double oak an exceptional and perfectly balanced kentucky straight bourbon whiskey finished in oak that is twice barreled to create richer and woodier flavors than other whiskies. The jim beam black in particular reminds me a lot of knob creek smb. The added interaction with the oak results in a liquid intense in flavor and smooth in taste.

A veteran writer and journalist. 2016 how i drank it. Straight from the jim beam press release. This of course isn t a new idea.

So is it intense in flavor smooth in taste. Old tub bourbon 23. 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. Oddly enough the double oak seemed lighter in body to me though which is the reason it ended up scoring slightly below the black.

At only 86 proof i drank this one neat and would recommend doing the. 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. Age nascent bourbon distillate in charred white oak as usual then rinse and repeat in a new freshly charred oak barrel. 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.

Albeit a more tame and approachable version. 86 proof 43 abv age. And more importantly is it any good. Jim beam double oak bourbon proof.

Jim beam double oak is first aged in a newly charred american white oak barrels. The idea is simple. Neat in a glencairn whisky glass. The double oak tasted very similar to the black but with the oak dialed up.

Today jim beam the world s no. The second round of aging has no defined time requirement amount and lasts until it tastes right. Twice barreled for enough flavor to go around. Michter s us 1 toasted barrel finish bourbon 2015.

Then we pour it into another freshly charred white oak barrel to mature for a second time. Corn typical jim beam trait varnish maple syrup green oak taste. Michter s us 1 toasted barrel finish bourbon 2018. Jim beam double oak twice barreled bourbon.

4 years and then aged to taste in a 2nd brand new barrel year. Jim beam double oak starts life as jim beam white. Without the rinsing of course.