Maker s 46 hit in 2010 and woodford reserve launched its double oaked bourbon in 2012.
Jim beam double oak twice barreled review.
Michter s us 1 toasted barrel finish bourbon 2015.
86 proof 43 abv age.
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Straight from the jim beam press release.
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.
Without the rinsing of course.
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.
Then we pour it into another freshly charred white oak barrel to mature for a second time.
So is it intense in flavor smooth in taste.
The idea is simple.
Albeit a more tame and approachable version.
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.
Old tub bourbon 23.
Corn typical jim beam trait varnish maple syrup green oak taste.
The jim beam black in particular reminds me a lot of knob creek smb.
Today jim beam the world s no.
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.
This of course isn t a new idea.
Twice barreled for enough flavor to go around.
4 years and then aged to taste in a 2nd brand new barrel year.
Jim beam double oak is first aged in a newly charred american white oak barrels.
A veteran writer and journalist.
Neat in a glencairn whisky glass.
Jim beam double oak twice barreled bourbon.
Sweet candy corn brown sugar dry oak neat splash or rocks.
Jim beam double oak bourbon proof.
Oddly enough the double oak seemed lighter in body to me though which is the reason it ended up scoring slightly below the black.
2016 how i drank it.
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.
Age nascent bourbon distillate in charred white oak as usual then rinse and repeat in a new freshly charred oak barrel.
Christopher null is the founder and editor in chief of drinkhacker.
At only 86 proof i drank this one neat and would recommend doing the.
Read my review of the jim beam double oak to find out.
Jim beam double oak starts life as jim beam white.
The added interaction with the oak results in a liquid intense in flavor and smooth in taste.
