James B. Beam · KY · bourbon

Jim Beam Black 7 Year

Distillery
James B. Beam, KY
Style
bourbon
Mashbill
77% corn, 13% rye, 10% malted barley (Jim Beam recipe, per Jim Beam Black page)
Proof
90
Age
7 years
Suggested price
about $27

What to expect

Jim Beam's standard low-rye recipe, aged seven years in new charred oak and bottled at 90 proof. Expect the familiar Beam sweetness, pushed toward deeper caramel and oak by the extra time in the barrel.

Expected notes: Caramel, Vanilla, Toasted oak, Brown sugar, Peanut, Cinnamon.

Reference notes, written from the producer’s published facts. Not a tasting review. Producer page.

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