This review was transferred from the Barreled App: Seeing all these recent bourbon reviews I've decided to pop open one of the few special bourbons I have in my collection: Jim Beam Signature Craft Triticale. One of six releases under their Harvest Bourbon Collection, this one uses the rye and wheat hybrid, triticale. It has also been aged for 11 long years and comes in at 90 proof. I have a small pour of regular Beam just to (hopefully) provide some obvious distillery similarities. Right away, the triticale is deeper in color and the nose is much more involved. There's a slight sweetness penetrating through the heavy oak spice. On the tongue there's a nice vanilla and malt presence that gets drowned out quickly by oak and pepper spices. It's incredibly smooth with a warm, rye-like biting finish. It feels close to a good single malt scotch that has been aged in single use bourbon barrels. I let it sit a little longer before finishing it and it explodes with even more vanilla sweetness. Great, especially for a Jim Beam product. All that said, price point is beyond ridiculous at $50. That's insane for Jim Beam and to make matters worse- this bottle is only 375ml (around 13oz). Yikes! I can't recommend it at that price, although it is interesting enough that I'm glad I was able to try it. Seek out a friend willing to share instead of buying it yourself. Cheers.
Jim Beam Signature Craft Triticale Bourbon 11 Year
About this bottle
This is one half of the final Jim Beam Signature Craft release, which included six different bourbons in three two-bourbon batches. Each of the six highlighted the incorporation of an unusual grain in the bourbon realm. Here, Jim Beam and master distiller Fred Noe deserve credit for turning to triticale, a hybrid grain of rye and wheat. While several experimental craft distillers have turned to triticale in recent years, Beam did so over a decade ago for this release which has been aged for 11 years. Note: This is sold in 375ml bottles only.
How it tastes
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Reviews
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Drammers Club pour. Very Good. Nose: Vanilla, Caramel, Citrus, Orange, Cinnamon, Cloves, Baking Spices, Cloves, Dill, Mint, Pepper, Maple Syrup, Brown Sugar, Milk Chocolate Palate: Caramel, Peaches, Peanuts, Oranges, Cherries, Maple Syrup, Baking Spices, Chocolate, Corn, Pepper Finish: vanilla, Orange, caramel, peanuts, chocolate, pecan pie, baking spices, walnuts, toffee, cloves, pepper Interesting to see how Jim Beam has the common everyone knows about it side and the experimental side.
I get a good amount of brown sugar on the nose, with some hints of cereal grain attached. The palate consists of mainly cereal grains from the nose mixed with some pepper that tickles the palate. The finish is quick and dry, leaving the pepper notes of the palate as the dominant expression. Absolutely enjoyable, only the finish leaves something to be desired due to the richness of the notes that are apparent on the nose and palate.
Soft nose, with mint, and after a few minutes, some maple syrup. On the palate, leather and spice, and surprising herbal rye notes. Pleasant sweet undertones, and lingering tannins and bitterness. Another good sipper in this series. 10/28/18
Sample from Andrew during EHT Rye trade. Solid pour, sweet initially followed by a little heat. Definitely would like to have a bottle in the collection
Vanilla on the nose and sweet fruit. Very well made by Jim, just wish it came in a 750ml
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