A PX finished bourbon...wwhaaaaatt!? Yes this NAS Jim Beam took "extra aged" bourbon and finished it in Pedro Ximenez sherry casks. It clocks in at 50% ABV, or 100 proof for you bourbon lovers, is a natural color of what I would call rust, and I have no word on if it is chill filtered or not. The nose give a big blast of sherry sweetness up front with a noticeable hit of alcohol if you are too eager and don't let it settle down for a few minutes first. Dark dried sherry fruits and a corn sweetness. Cotton candy (first time I ever really picked up cotton candy before). There is some rye hiding in the background. Something like maple or maybe slightly burnt caramel. Low levels of vanilla show up with time. Very interesting to nose. That palate is equally interesting. A touch hot on the first sip, but you get used to it pretty fast. Sweet syrup and sherried American oak in spades. Cinnamon and clove. If you really swish it around your mouth the base bourbon notes really come forward in a big way. Somewhat oily mouthfeel and it's slightly mouthwatering. A fairly long finish. Dry with caramel, dark sherried fruits, oak and some lingering heat. This was difficult to figure out early on due to the very different profiles at work. Bourbon and sherry are not two styles I would think to put together but it works. I feel like a better quality bourbon like an Elijah Craig or an Evan Williams would have really shined with a PX finish, or even an Oloroso finish. I know lots of people swear by JB but it's not my cup of tea. Still this was damn good. Not $200 good, which makes me glad I was able to get a 1oz sample from Lee, who In turn got it from someone else I believe. 4.25 all the way