Vanilla & caramel
Oak
Warm spice

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Jim Beam Single Barrel

Name: Jim Beam Single Barrel 700ml
SKU: 13327
Price: 119.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

Whisky · USA · 700ml

$119.99each

What it tastes like

Vanilla · caramel · oak

Jim Beam Single Barrel is hand selected from individual barrels to deliver a richer and more concentrated bourbon experience. Each barrel offers subtle variation while maintaining signature quality. Expect bold aromas of vanilla and toasted oak, followed by layers of caramel, cinnamon and charred wood. The finish is long, warming and complex. Best savoured neat or with a splash of water.

Vanilla & caramel
Oak
Warm spice

Additional information

Whisky
Style: USA
Origin: 700ml
Size

The story of Jim Beam Single Barrel

Most bourbon is blended from many barrels to hit a house style. Jim Beam Single Barrel does the opposite: each bottling comes from one barrel, picked by hand by the master distiller. Beam says fewer than one per cent of the whiskey it makes makes the cut, and every bottle is hand numbered.

It was announced in December 2013 and reached shelves in March 2014. It is bottled at 47.5 per cent. Because every barrel ages a little differently, depending on where it sat in the warehouse and for how long, no two numbered bottles are exactly alike.

The brand describes a deep amber whiskey with oaky vanilla and light spice on the nose, and balanced oak, vanilla and caramel on the palate, finishing full and smooth. Reviewers also pick out rye spice and a little fruit. Drink it neat, or over a single large cube of ice, which slowly opens it up. It is also well suited to an Old Fashioned.