Jim Beam Repeal Batch

Non-chill Filtered
Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
 
Distilled and Bottle by
James B. Beam Distilling Co.
Beam, Clermont, Frankfort, Kentucky, USA

Score Card

Shelf: Bottom 
Price:   $15
Proof:  86
Age: While no age is given, as a straight whiskey with no age statement, must be at least 4 years in the barrel.  
Mash Bill:  Unknown
​Color:  Light Amber
Nose:  Thin nose with young oak notes and a bit of fresh field hay.  Overall, the nose is narrow and limited.
Taste:   Rye leaps out and spices the bourbon, but after that, not a lot of depth or roundness.  The rye overcompensates for the lack of balance.  

​Value:  Even at this price, you can do better.
Score:  69
Cut To The Chase:  There’s better out there.
 

Bourbon Notes

While I like the idea of this whiskey as a “tribute to the 85th Anniversary of Prohibition Repeal,” I really wish they had done more to make this a more memorable bourbon.    For the price it’s passable and the rye makes it jump, but the rye also overwhelms any balance and complexity.   I like high rye like Old Grand Dad Bottled-In-Bond, which is also very high rye, but with Old Grand Dad, there is balance and oak to counter the high rye.   When compared to other whiskies at the same price point, such as JTS Brown Bottled-in-Bond, or Evan Williams Black Label, Jim Beam Repeal Batch is quickly left in the dust. 
 
Jim Beam had a real opportunity to create something special here, and they created something mediocre.  Overall, disappointing and a sense that Jim Beam should be doing better.    Good idea, weak execution.
 
Reviewed by Jack Epps, Jr.
 
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