Beam's Choice Beethoven Decanter

Jim Beam Black Label

Nose, Taste, Finish and Balance are graded out of 2.5 each: Nose: Luxurious pistachio ice-cream and crunchy nougat, with some fresh sweet-corn thrown in for good measure. A beautiful balance of corn and rye. The Jim Beam Black aroma is such a distinct one, and one that I never grow tired of. 2.5 Taste: Medium bodied and oily. The sweet-corn is...

Score 85/100

Jim Beam Devil's Cut Bourbon

Nose: lots of charred wood. Soem sweetness but also something sharp and bitter. Taste: rather rough on its own; ice softens the delivery, bringing out creamy, almost malty flavours. Finish: nothing spectacular. Consistent with the flavour, at least. Balance: not sure if Jim Beam did us any favours by adding the "devil's cut" to their...

Score 80/100

Jim Beam Rye

The nose is full of lovely spices, with deep and powerful wood aromas. The taste though is overly sweet with only mild bamboo notes in the taste. The finish though is overwhelmingly full of burnt grains.

Score 76/100

Jim Beam Black Label

Ahh, Jim Beam Black Label. My first bottle of Bourbon purchased with a "mature" palate. As I started this whisk(e)y journey with Scotch, I became curious of what was in my "backyard". Kentucky is famous for Bourbon and is a neighboring state of Virginia to our west. I knew I wanted a bold, thick representation of a Bourbon...

Score 87/100