Scott_E
Jim Beam Black Label Extra-Aged
Bourbon — Kentucky , USA
Reviewed
December 24, 2020 (edited July 31, 2022)
Part of a sample Jim Beam 12 Days of Christmas pack sampler. 12 of the 12. Samples nine to eleven were rehashes of Beam Straight, Apple and the Vanilla. Did they save the best for last? Gee, I hope so.
Gentle vanilla sweetness, Cracker Jacks, bananas and toasted coconut. Definitely sweetens as opens.
Lightly bodied full of sweetness and wood spices. Vanilla, cinnamon are essentially the primary binary flavors. Seeking more flavors is difficult as there isn’t much more.
The decent wood spice finish with a bit of vanilla. The wood tannins last for a good length.
The nose has the a touch of Old Tub (no surprise there). This was not a terrible bourbon, however it seems restrained. Now, given a choice to grab a bottle of Jim Beam, this would be the one (strictly staying in the Jim Beam line). Wild Turkey offers more for the same or lower price. [Tasted: 12/23/20]
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Yes to WT, all day! Congrats on making it through all 12
JB i should say....JD Apple I saw advertised but to be honest i'm pretty sure you could group them all together and flush them well well away from your taste buds to save the poor things! :-)
Jaaaysus xmas night you really persevered through that endeavor :-). One of those flavoured JDs alone would make me ill I think. I've seen massive billboards around where I live recently and think of your valiant brutal odyssey...
@Ctrexman it was an almost 24 day journey. But this wasn’t that bad.
Congrats on making it to something at least palatable. I actually enjoy this as a cheap no nonsense bourbon
When this was an age-stated 8 year offering, it was what I kept on-hand for friends who wanted mixed drinks. I'd occasionally sip it neat, and it was ok with ice, but it was still overly hot and woody. I think the Prohibition Rye is significantly better at a similar price. I also think WT 101 is far better than either of them 🙂
I haven’t tried this one, but enjoy the new 108 proof JB Single Barrel. If you like the Beam profile, I think it’s worth checking out.