Bill-Shannon
Jim Beam Original
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
June 4, 2021 (edited October 21, 2021)
Was finally able to locate this elusive bottle. Honey-gold color. Sticky spider's legs trickle down the inner walls of the Glencairn.
The nose is that famous aroma of peanut shells and sawdust: woody and nutty in nearly equal measure. There is a sniff is something that reminds me of pool chlorine. Black pepper spices that mingle well with the wood of the barrel it came from. A distinct wood lacquer aroma in the way back of the nostril.
The first flavor is peanuts with the shells still on them: almost overwhelmingly salty. Barrel spices and burnt oak char. More of that lacquer that manifests itself almost as dark chocolate. Black licorice, corn syrup and toffee. Spicy cinnamon at the tail end.
The finish has a lot of wood that is more like a sherry barrel than burnt oak, although there is definitely a char there. It's very, very dry on the palate. Cinnamon and pepper spices keep dancing while everyone else rests. The corn syrup is the final flavor I can pick up.
IF you can find this obscure Bourbon, I recommend picking it up for the right price. It's a dry and nutty concoction that drinks great neat, on the rocks or in a cocktail. Despite being low-rye, it stands up pretty well to whatever you throw it in.
16.99
USD
per
Bottle
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