So it was with great anticipation that earlier this year the whiskey wash announced that beam would soon introduce a twice barreled bourbon and sure enough a bottle of jim beam double oak.
Jim beam double oak vs black extra aged.
Designed to be enjoyed neat or on the rocks jim beam devil s cut has a robust flavor with deep color aroma and character.
As i mentioned before this is an easy drinking bourbon and would be appropriate as an inexpensive go to for cocktails or mixers.
Jim beam double oak vs black extra aged.
We take the liquid we extract from our barrels blend it with extra aged kentucky straight bourbon whiskey and bottle it at 90 proof to create a premium bourbon with extra depth and complexity.
Make every moment a little extra.
After selecting and dumping a bunch of 4 year old barrels they take that bourbon and put it back into brand new charred oak barrels for a second round of aging.
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In particular their black extra aged née double aged bottling was a welcome addition to the lower shelves of your liquor store s bourbon display.
Like the new double oak jim beam black shares the same mash bill as the original white label but it s aged for almost twice as long giving it a more complex and well rounded profile.
Jim beam black extra aged bourbon was a real surprise for me.
I prefer the black label too.
The second round of aging has no defined time requirement amount and lasts until it tastes right.
March 6 2019 by arfan leave a comment.
Years as with jim beam black.
Our premium 86 proof bourbon whiskey spends years longer being aged in our american white oak barrels than our original jim beam.
Jim beam double oak starts life as jim beam white.
In the early part of the decade jim beam black used to carry the subtitle double aged and featured an 8 year age statement.
In 2015 jim beam dropped the age statement and changed its subtitle to xa extra aged in mid 2016 beam issued a portfolio wide branding change that included new labels and bottle design.
I recently did some work on the jim beam double oak and had heard that many people preferred the jim beam black.