Jim Beam Apple

So, I’ll be honest and confess that I am trying my best to try to like bourbon because my husband enjoys it so much, but most everyone I’ve tried really does taste pretty much exactly the way imagine gasoline or lighter fluid would taste. Over ice, of course. I am typically more of a gin or vodka person but I tried it on a whim in a cocktail at a restaurant l and I must say that I really did enjoy it! I was very pleasantly surprised because I really have tried a bunch of different bourbons - enough to be able to distinguish between ryes and wheats (My husband thinks it’s fun to have me do taste tests to see all the differences in them. They still end up tasting like either rye or wheat flavored turpentine to me though... IDK). But I have now tried a couple of different mixed drinks and just on the rocks and I am actually still surprisingly happy with the taste. I can’t decide if this makes me a person of discerning tastes or if it just proves that I can only drink something with an umbrella in it. I’m probably committing some sort of bourbon sacrilege but admitting that I like it but so be it. I may not know what’s good but I know what I like. And I like this stuff.

Note: I am not a fan of flavored whisky. The apple in the whiskey comes across like a hard candy sour apple flavor. It is overpowering on the nose and on the taste. I assume this is not intended to be consumed neat. I tried ice and water but short of drowning the whiskey the apple came through too strong for me. I did find that mixing this 1:1 with Jim Beam Fire made the overall drink tolerable. May drink again if cocktailed or if purchased for me.

Wtf is this? Beam Suntory should be ashamed of themselves. This shouldn’t be associated with whiskey in any way. This jolly rancher liqueur is sickeningly cloying and is reminiscent of cough syrup. The Jim Beam/Jack Daniels/Wild Turkey Brands should stop doing this sh*t and stick to bourbon. Bourbon is awesome and doesn’t need to be doctored with candy flavors to be palatable. If people need these kiddy flavors to enjoy alcohol,perhaps they should stick to soda.

Watery and artificial apple flavor.