Jim Beam Bonded Bourbon

A great table whiskey for the price. Its not a bookers, but very drinkable all the same

For the price, this is a great buy. It's $32 @ the lcbo! This won't wow you, but, it is a solid bourbon (actually I'd call it bourbon light). Nose is medicinal, like cough syrup. A strong ethanol air with hints of fresh grass and oak. Palate is astringent and mild. Dominated by oak, corn, butterscotch and rye spice. 85/100

Familiar Beam smell... honey, hotness, walnuts, and that something extra. Nose opens up over time, surprisingly complex. You could take a while describing the nose. On the palate, this is both flavorful and smooth. Chocolate, nuts, caramel, spice, butterscotch, wood. This isn't as intense, and the finish isn't as long, as Booker's, but it's Booker's Jr. (as you can tell, I'm a fan of Booker's). Adding a limestone water ice cube seems to somehow increase the warmth on the backend? That can't be right. It does accentuate some spice and bring out some caramel at the end. But anyway, this may be the best easy-to-find $20 bourbon out there. 2/14/17 Still great. Even more vanilla and walnuts this time around. 3/19/17