New Beam 12y/o?

Century Bar here in Dayton posted today:

Jim Beam announced today they are releasing a 12 year old small batch in August.

Anyone know anything about this? Seems odd in this age of lowering proofs and NAS.

Great catch on this if true! This is long overdue. Maybe the Beam signature yeasty-earthy-like taste will mature out beautifully at that proof.

Gary

hmmm.... wasn't the KC shortage about 3 years ago? Isn't KC supposed to be 9yrs? Hmmm... If I was better at math I might be able to solve this one. :cool:

Bourbon Review posted a pic. Jim Beam Signature Craft. 86 proof. Yes, 86. At least it's not 84.


http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater

The bourbon gods giveth the age and taketh the proof.

It's true and I was able to share in some back in October with a Beam rep. It's finished in Brandy casks. The Brandy finish is noticeable. I had forgotten until the rep reminded me when I asked concerning your post, Clingman. There was just sooo much good whiskey on the counter then .. that I can't recall specifics. But, the good news is that a bottle will be wandering in to town when the rep visits again!

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Originally Posted by HighHorse

It's true and I was able to share in some back in October with a Beam rep. It's finished in Brandy casks. The Brandy finish is noticeable. I had forgotten until the rep reminded me when I asked concerning your post, Clingman. There was just sooo much good whiskey on the counter then .. that I can't recall specifics. But, the good news is that a bottle will be wandering in to town when the rep visits again!

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Brandy finish. At least that's something. Still, there outta be a law against 12 y/o bourbons under 90 proof.

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Originally Posted by Josh

there outta be a law against bourbons under 100 proof.

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Fixed that for you. :grin:

This seems like the kind of thing that my Father-in-law will pick up the first time he sees it. Which means I'll get a shot at it pretty quickly.

39.99 according to same post Josh was talking about. May give it a go.

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Originally Posted by Gillman

Great catch on this if true! This is long overdue. Maybe the Beam signature yeasty-earthy-like taste will mature out beautifully at that proof.

Gary

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Originally Posted by HighHorse

It's true and I was able to share in some back in October with a Beam rep. It's finished in Brandy casks. The Brandy finish is noticeable. I had forgotten until the rep reminded me when I asked concerning your post, Clingman. There was just sooo much good whiskey on the counter then .. that I can't recall specifics. But, the good news is that a bottle will be wandering in to town when the rep visits again!

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I will be curious to try this and would like to see what the age and finishing truly does to the profile.I kind of see this as a poor man's revival of the Distiller's Masterpiece bottlings from years ago.