For this review it was the export market 6 year old which is labelled as triple aged so three times the minimum maturation period to be called straight bourbon.
Jim beam black bourbon review.
It belongs in any environment where you care less about having great bourbon in your glass and more about not having shitty bourbon in your glass.
Jim beam black is 86 proof and double aged meaning it spends twice as long as jim beam original 8 years in charred white oak barrels.
The color is a dark golden amber.
And of course just like its younger brother our original jim beam it s best when shared with others.
There have been a number of similar jim beam black versions from double aged declared 8 year age statement xa extra and the latest us release called extra aged.
Jim beam black label review.
That s why jim beam black is and always will be extra aged to taste and bottled only when it s just right.
I recently did some work on the jim beam double oak and had heard that many people preferred the jim beam black.
Hoping that this would turn out well i got a glass and started the review.
I prefer the black label too.
As i mentioned before this is an easy drinking bourbon and would be appropriate as an inexpensive go to for cocktails or mixers.
The result is a full bodied bourbon with an extra level of elegance and refinement that s meant to be sipped and savored.
Jim beam black extra aged bourbon was a real surprise for me.