Jim Beam Distiller's Masterpiece

There’s some heat but not to bad. A ton of flavor. Would dive into this again happily

Neat. Opened two days. This bottle sat on the shelf of my local liquor store for two plus years. After another whiskey drinker told me this was one of his favorite pours of all time, I had my wife get me this bottle for Christmas. The Sherry finish on this thing is nuts. If you told me they straight pour Sherry into the barrels I would believe you. These barrels had to be wet. The Sherry on the nose is just awesome. Straight raspberry and strawberry preserves. Mix that in with the typical Jim Beam nuttiness and all the baking spices and cinnamon and oak and it’s like a peanut butter - jelly sandwich on toast. The oak is the next best element on this nose. The oak is very strong and prevalent but it is also like a young, fresh wood. It almost brightens the whiskey up compared to the Sherry, which is an odd thing to say about oak. The whiskey flavors themselves are more stereotypical Jim Beam. Nutty, cinnamon, etc. The bourbon itself is kind of the weakest element here or at least muted by the competition. The texture is very creamy and the Sherry lights up the tongue on impact. Mid palate is all these delicious berries. It’s a medley of fruits. Cherries, raspberries, strawberries and maybe blueberries. Just delicious. It’s all covered in cinnamon and powdered sugar too. Back of the experience transitions more to the Jim Beam. Nuttiness and caramel. Then the finish is all the fresh oak and vanilla. Again, the oak part of the experience actually lightens the direction of the flavors. Maybe the best Sherry finished bourbon I have ever had. I honestly can’t think of a good competitor for this. As good as the finish is, I do wonder if the actual bourbon behind it compliments the finish or is it being extremely elevated by the finish. The 10 years and oak is really nice but all the flavors outside of the age just take such a backseat. Very impressed though and very happy to have it in the collection.

Absolutely astounding flavor