Jim Beam Signature Craft 12 Year Bourbon

When drank neat, I found this whiskey to fully live up to the flowery descriptions. Spicy and sweet, smooth and creamy. I usually drink my whiskey with a single ice cube, though, and this one was bland and uninteresting when diluted. The lower proof limits its range, but it's worth the modest price if you like your whiskey straight.

Full of strong flavors yet incredibly smooth.

The low-ish ABV hurts this one, but as someone who's normally antagonistic toward the Beam flavour profile, I have to admit I actually kind of enjoyed it: twelve years in oak help to add a bit more dimension and flavour to complement (if not outright mask) the funky-nutty Beam yeast. Flavours here of peanut butter, earthy nuttiness, hot roasted peanuts, cinnamon, vanilla, leather, corn husk. Gravel, cherry, raspberry. Chocolate, something vinous. Tastes a bit like Nerds candy. Stone fruits, cinnamon, vanilla. Fairly dry, tobacco. The finish is the only point at which this stuff feels a bit over-oaked, bitter, and tannic. But in general the Beam Signature Craft does wear its twelve years of ageing pretty well.