Oddly enough the double oak seemed lighter in body to me though which is the reason it ended up scoring slightly below the black.
Jim beam double oak twice barreled.
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.
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.
So is it intense in flavor smooth in taste.
The double oak tasted very similar to the black but with the oak dialed up.
Albeit a more tame and approachable version.
Jim beam double oak starts life as jim beam white.
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.
Jim beam double oak twice barreled.
The jim beam black in particular reminds me a lot of knob creek smb.
Without the rinsing of course.
4 years and then aged to taste in a 2nd brand new barrel year.
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.
Neat in a glencairn whisky glass.
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The added interaction with the oak results in a liquid intense in flavor and smooth in taste.
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Jim beam double oak is first aged in a newly charred american white oak barrels.
At only 86 proof i drank this one neat and would recommend doing the.
Jim beam double oak bourbon proof.
And more importantly is it any good.
The second round of aging has no defined time requirement amount and lasts until it tastes right.
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.
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.
The idea is simple.
Jim beam double oak a twice barreled whiskey bourbon by nino kilgore marchetti april 11 2016.
Straight from the jim beam press release.
Maker s 46 hit in 2010 and woodford reserve launched its double oaked bourbon in 2012.
Read my review of the jim beam double oak to find out.
This of course isn t a new idea.
Age nascent bourbon distillate in charred white oak as usual then rinse and repeat in a new freshly charred oak barrel.
