Old Tub Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Neat, always love the "other" products and brands that Jim Beam puts out, especially when they make no mention of being related to the brand. This has printed as being distilled by/at Jim Beam, but otherwise, seems like it's own thing. I've read up on it before, but waited until the 750ml bottles released, as I figured it was worth it. Unfiltered, great start. This allows a scent of tobacco, deep cinnamon, leather, and similar notes of an unfiltered, decent aged bourbon to come through for me. You can tell there's rye that's going to hit you, as all good bourbons should demonstrate. All around the smell is potent, but with no burn; I was able to dip my entire nose into the glass with no alcohol burn at all. The cinnamon and spice are what I detect first on the taste, but this evolves into deep, charred oak and a little vanilla, which is nice, as this profile is usually the other way around. The tobacco and leather hang around with the oak flavor in the middle and close to the finish, but the finish has a surprising fruity note. The finish has a decent burn to it, but nothing too far out of range for 100 proof. A lot of Jim Beam products have just one gimmick or flavor profile to them. I find that this one is the first one I've had that has many different profiles, but yet is familiar and borrows elements from other members of the Beam family. This is actually a great addition to have, especially for the cheap price.

Punches above its weight. Great flavor, oak, vanilla, some citrus on the finish with peanuts and cinnamon. For $21, this is a darn fine deal

A nice daily drinker and a solid value at $25. Doesn’t pull any punches and there’s no surprises here. Just a nice vanilla note with a slight oakey burn on the finish. Nothing fancy but you can’t go wrong for the money.

Had my first taste of Old Tub today, smooth and rich with notes of spice. Great pick at a bargain price.

Lots of corn! Easy to drink. IMHO an average supper, not a lot of surprises.