Jim Beam Single Barrel Bourbon 108 Proof

Sangria on the nose; peanut, cardamon and orange peel on the palate; short finish with more of the same

Barrel 325646 Nose standard if distinct Beam sourness(mash?) peanut shell, brown sugar and baking spice. Still one of my favorite noses. No real burn or ethyl fume even at 108. Starts sweet, nice brown sugars as the peanut and leather kick in so does the high proof burn. This actually gets very hot in the middle and stays warm to the finish when all that heat subsides with some oak and tobacco nibs. There's really nothing extra here, it's Beam and if you like the Beam profile in a big bunch, you should really like this. Very representative of the "Beam profile", this SiB reminds me of the Distillers Cut release that came at a slightly lower proof, a little less of a full punch profile but also about half the price. This is one SiB I could easily see spiking with a bit of branch water to tame down the heat. Maybe not a great deal but really what SiB worth drinking is going to be considerably less than 40USD? Cheers!

For a sub $40 100+ proof single barrel thats non chill filtered you cannot beat it.

Well I must say I prefer the old 95 pf version(reviewed) more than this. This is a bit hotter and more oaky. Its still decent but seems to fall away from the KCSB Reserve path and ends up being more like a supped up JBBlack with some citrus notes. Value is not awful at low 30ish but no way would I repurchase. Ive seen some comparison to Bakers but imo Bakers crushes it with a rounder sweet nut profile. Perhaps Im being harsh as my overall score is decent.........80/100