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Jim Beam Bonded Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
August 17, 2017 (edited September 12, 2017)
Nose - Light vanilla & cinnamon, oaky burnt caramel, dry roasted in-shell peanuts that are a bit old so they're a bit oily.
Taste - Sweet cinnamon hinted caramel drizzled peanut brittle, light bitter oak, hint of salted peanut shell bitter.
Finish - Lingering cinnamon red hot spice kick sweet, lightly bitter peanut sweetness, charred cinnamon stick bitter spice.
Score - 69/100
Final Thoughts - So this is definitely a step up from the white label. The off putting wet cardboard notes I previously got are gone, but they seem to be replaced by this salty bitter oak that although not completely off putting, are a bit distracting. Traditional vanilla/caramel notes seem to be a bit dominated by the Beam peanut funk that I don't get as much from their other offerings like Booker's. Still affordable, I'd probably reserve this one as a mixer as opposed to a daily sipper.
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