Jim Beam Distiller's Cut

Great classic bourbon here and an absolute gem at around $20 or less ($13 on sale). Big bold classic notes: vanilla, caramel, brown sugar. Sweet and oily with a medium finish. Don't be afraid of the big brand name: they know what they're doing here! Non-chilled filtered for the win! I'll buy another bottle for sure!

BACKGROUND: Because I enjoy Jim Beam's higher-end offerings like Booker's and Knob Creek and limited releases like Repeal Batch, Bonded, and Double Oak, I thought I'd try the Distiller's Cut that the company produces. Unfortunately, locating a bottle proved a challenge as it appears the line may have been cut back or discontinued and no longer appears on the Jim Beam website. I luckily spotted a dust-covered box in a Manhattan package store while on vacation and flew it back home to Alabama a few days ago. The 100 proof bourbon is aged between five and six years and is non-chill filtered in order to give fuller flavor. Released in November 2017, Jim Beam master distiller Fred Noe personally selected the bourbon used to produce the line, which resulted in its name. It retails for $22.99. NOSE: The traditional Beam funk, which I enjoy, and oak dominate the nose. There is a good bit of citrus/orange peel and an underlying corn scent, as well. Though many reviewers have noted a heavy ethanol nose, I did not detect a significant alcohol sting. PALATE: Beyond the traditional caramel/butterscotch flavor that most bourbons possess, cherry and oak make their presence well known. Rye pepper is strong in the back of the throat. There is a surprising lack of the peanut shell/dust flavor that has become a Jim Beam trademark. The mouth feel and viscosity is a bit thin. FINISH: A medium-to-long finish results in lingering rye spice and a bit of Big Red gum cinnamon. FINAL ASSESSMENT: The Distiller's Cut would make an excellent addition to my rotation of daily sippers, which makes me sad that it has proven so difficult to find. Perhaps that difficulty results from the fact that Alabama is a heavily-regulated state, and the Alcoholic Beverage Control agency does not include it on the list of stocked products. If you enjoy Beam's higher-end products as I do, the Distiller's Cut will fit right into your wheelhouse. I give it four out of five cork pops.

Had high expectations from reading several reviews. But it was lacking. Has no balance. With a good burn from the high proof it was lacking in flavor notes. But for the price I cant complain.

Some light fruitiness on nose First sipped shocked me with how creamy the mouthfeel is so I had to go back in for a second to get flavors, mostly medicinal cherry cough syrup took things over. Very short finish. Tried mixing but that medicinal cherry kept shining through. This one will be on the shelf for a while…

There is wonderful depth of flavor--corn sweetness with a molasses note, rye spice, oak, cooked dried fruit, ---yum! At 100 proof it finishes a little hot as others have said before me. But, like a fine Scotch, a few drops of water opens the flavors even more and eases that heat. Thank you to those who reviewed before me to clue me in to this fine value.

Sweet, full bodied, baker spices, and some oak. Fantastic for the price