This year for the holidays I’m going to try a brand new whiskey every day in December. #lifegoals Dec. 3: I’m trying this side by side with OG Jim Beam. For Science. The color of this is a bit darker than OG, but BARELY. A very Beamy nose, and for my money, stronger than standard. But it’s the same familiar scents: banana, leather, but of brine. Body packs a punch. Makes OG seem mild, which is funny since OG makes the repeal batch taste mild. I’d bet this drink would make the repeal batch taste like water. While OG and RB had very similar flavor profiles, this body has a bit more. Heavy leather and nutty flavors. Some sugar and brine too. I get zero banana, which kind of blows my mind. Compared to OG, the body does not taste like a different degree of the same thing. These are very different beasts. Finish on this is heavy on cinnamon and peppercorn. Very bitter in mouth feel too, probably from the brine. Where OG Beam finishes relatively quickly, (albeit with similar flavors and mouth feel), this little guy drags on with spice and buzz. I don’t care for the Beam family of products so far, but of original, repeal batch, and this one, I prefer this one. Not as friendly for entry level bourboners, but far more interesting. I don’t know if I actually have 28 more new whiskeys lined up, so if you’re reading this and there’s something readily available out there you’d like me to enjoy/suffer through this holiday season, leave it in the comments.