Buy Jim Beam Bourbon 750ml — Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
TASTING PROFILE
The Jim Beam Bourbon 750ml bottle is the flagship expression of the largest bourbon producer in the world, distilled at the Clermont and Boston, Kentucky facilities under a mash bill that has stayed largely unchanged across seven generations of the Beam family. It’s built for volume and consistency rather than barrel-to-barrel variation, making it a reliable base for cocktails as much as neat pours.
The Profile
- Producer: Jim Beam Distillery (Beam Suntory)
- Region: Clermont / Boston, Kentucky, USA
- Spirit Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Proof/ABV: 80 Proof (40% ABV)
- Age Statement: Minimum 4 Years
- Mash Bill: 77% corn, 13% rye, 10% malted barley
Sensory Tasting Notes
The Nose
Light vanilla and corn sweetness up front, with a thin layer of oak and a faint alcohol sharpness typical of the lower proof point.
The Palate
Thin-to-medium body with brown sugar, caramel, and a mild peppery bite; oak presence is noticeable but doesn’t dominate the way it does in higher-proof or longer-aged bourbons.
The Finish
Short and clean, fading quickly with a light char note and minimal lingering spice — built for mixability rather than sipping complexity.
The Heritage
Jim Beam traces its lineage to Jacob Beam’s first commercial sale of bourbon in 1795, making it one of the oldest continuously operated bourbon brands in America, and it survived Prohibition by pivoting the family’s distilling knowledge into other ventures until repeal. Collectors generally don’t chase standard Jim Beam White Label itself, but the brand’s volume and consistency make it the reference point against which most other bourbons — including its own higher-end Beam Suntory siblings like Knob Creek and Basil Hayden — are benchmarked.
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