Jim Beam Black 7 Year

The mash bill on this juice is 75% corn, 13% rye, and 12% barley. It's seven years old, of course, and cost me $21.99 at the Total Wine location in Uptown. It's a 90 proof whisky, and is copper colored in the glass. NOSE: Cinnamon, honey, citrus, something musty, a fruit note that might have been grape, apple, and a very light smoke. I don't know whether I've ever mentioned this, but I continue nosing all through the evaluation, and get more notes after I begin sipping, which isn't surprising because taste and smell interact with each other. MOUTHFEEL: Creamy - far more creamy than you'd expect from a 90 proof whisky. TASTE: Citrus, cinnamon, honey, a little oak, and brown sugar. FINISH: Medium, beginning with oak, then bringing in a brief citrus note, and then fading into dark chocolate. SUMMARY: This is not regular Jim Beam. It's just a few years older and a few proof points higher, but it's much superior to the white label. It's not a highly complex whisky, but it's very good. It's much better than the price - it's worth at least $10 more. RATING: On my hick scale, which has 1 on the bottom and 8 on the top, this comes in at 6, Fine. This translates to 3.75 stars, 75/100, or 7.5 out of 10.

Initially sweet oak/vanilla and some biscuit ans spice. Good whiskey that finishes to old school Jim Beam. Its almost like you start drinking a good whiskey and then regular Jim Beam replaces that whiskey in your mouth

Neat: The hype was real with this release. Sweet caramel, vanilla, fruity. Very good

This possesses Jim Beam’s distinct flavor, but it is slightly elevated. Noses with notes of jam and dried fruit added to a little bit of oakiness. Taste is definitely berries/jam and toffee. All in all, a pretty big bang for the buck! I think this would be outstanding in an old-fashioned With elderberry bitters and splash of Orange cello. Nice job Jim Beam! 

Typical Beam here on the nose. It's great with the jam. On the palette, it has some nuttiness and sweetness, but the finish is short. It's definitely great for 20 dollars. Im a big beam fan, so for me, it's great I can get typical beam flavors for 20 bucks. Im giving it a 5 because of the value for what's in this bottle. Typical beam mashbill at 7 years, the flavor profile is amazing

This is amazing. I liked the neck pour, it was smooth and sweet and rolled gently into the flavor. A few days later, it really opened up, you get this sweet carmel but softer than most, and it rolls into a tingly sensation and reminds me of Woodford Double Oaked, and then finished off with a nice slight nutty flavor and lingers a long time.