Jim Beam Honey

[mrt]

Hello all,

I came across a bottle of Jim Beam Honey today. I have not tried any kind of infused bourbon so far, so I decided to give it a try.

Technically it may not be "bourbon" though, as far as I understand from the Beam website.

Well, I tried it chilled, on the rocks and topped with soda. A bit too sweet, but anyway it was more than good.

I tried it after coming home from beach and

It was yummy.

Ok, understandably not for connoisseurs, but may I get any comments on this Beam product?

Your opinions, drinking preferences, etc.?

Regards,

[P&MLiquorsEric]

More bourbon influence than the other honey/ whiskey liqueurs.

Sells fairly well. Much better than the beam red stagg honey tea.

[camduncan]

Personally, if I am introducing someone to a flavoured whiskey, I always go with a honey one and never the other flavours. As for myself, I am a fan of flavoured whiskey, but can't drink it often. I usually enjoy Beam Honey chilled as an after dinner 'liquor'. It's also great on a got day over ice mixed with ginger beer and a squeeze of lime

[joboyd]

I was at a bar where some paid eye candy were handing out free samples of this awhile ago. I considered this to be one of the worst things I've ever tasted, bourbon or otherwise. To this day it remains one of the few things I've ever had to spit out. But hey, at least you won't be competing with me for extra bottles!

[squire]

mrt, I like these things fine for what they are which is to say a Bourbon based liqueur flavored with honey. Nothing wrong with that, rum/vodka sales prove many (most?) people who buy ardent spirits don't like the taste of alcohol. My objection to Beam's version is low proof relative to it's high price.

I'll buy the stuff if the lady insists but I'd rather dilute some Old Grand Dad with water and honey until I find a combination she likes, served over ice of course.

[TunnelTiger]

I assumed for the first one I saw, and there a lot of different ones on the shelves now, that these were designed to attract more female customers.

My wife will have a pour every few months but I mainly use it as a base for marinade.

[squire]

Girl wants it . . . guy buys it . . . brilliantly simple.

[hn4bourbon]

I was at a bar where some paid eye candy were handing out free samples of this awhile ago. I considered this to be one of the worst things I've ever tasted, bourbon or otherwise. To this day it remains one of the few things I've ever had to spit out. But hey, at least you won't be competing with me for extra bottles!

My experience of this is similar to yours. I bought a 50ml to sample but had to literally spit out that first sip. I guess I wasn't expecting what it tasted like. I took another sip and had to do the same. I won't be taking another sip of this...I'm sure this has its audience and there are probably better ways to consume this than what I tried.

[tanstaafl2]

My experience of this is similar to yours. I bought a 50ml to sample but had to literally spit out that first sip. I guess I wasn't expecting what it tasted like. I took another sip and had to do the same. I won't be taking another sip of this...I'm sure this has its audience and there are probably better ways to consume this than what I tried.

I guess I am less finicky, perhaps because I am always trying odd things from around the country and the world when I can find them, since I almost never spit anything out. Or perhaps I am just opposed to wasting perfectly good alcohol no matter how it tastes! :cool:

I tried the Beam Honey at the Sampler this past spring. Getting it for free (or at least the price of admission to the Sampler along with lots of good bourbon) always helps but I thought it was OK for what it was. Not something I would likely buy having tried it but if I am getting it for free I would certainly not turn it down! Not so different from a honey based old fashioned made with a heavy hand on the honey jar.

[squire]

That's what I was thinking, it's basically sweetened whisky so why not an Old Fashioned, Mint Julep, etc.

[hn4bourbon]

I actually do (just recently) make my mint juleps with local honey instead of sugar syrups. I guess I am just a little more picky about the each particular components of the tastes. I feel that the ratio/amount of honey and bourbon as well as their quality of each makes a big difference in the end product. With Jim Beam Honey, the honey and taste of that honey was a bit too overwhelming for me. I am confident that there is a good audience for this but regretfully i'm not among that audience.

[393foureyedfox]

ive never had the JB honey.

honey bourbon was likely my introduction to whiskies.....when WT came up with the concept years ago, a friend gave me some at a party and i liked it. i wasnt into alcohol at all at the time. once while at a liquor store, probably to get some vodka and everclear to make limoncello, i saw some EW honey and grabbed a bottle, as it was new and at a good price. i liked it more than the WT.

these days, i really dont like the stuff, but it was my gateway into bourbon, so i cant really knock it. marketing-wise, its paying off for them if others have similar stories. as i dont really care for it anymore, i havent bothered to buy the JB honey, and dont plan to either, as it is both JB, and honey flavored. (im not necessarily a JB hater....i dont like JB, but do like all their upper offerings)

i actually do like sweeter bourbons, as well as strong and 'hot'. seems to be the trifecta i keep searching for....

[squire]

Yeah, we can always add honey, raw sugar, etc. to barrel proof whisky.

[393foureyedfox]

Yeah, we can always add honey, raw sugar, etc. to barrel proof whisky.

a pinch of brown sugar sometimes is nice......