Maker: Jim Beam, Claremont/Boston, Kentucky, USA (Beam Suntory)
Style: Standard recipe, bonded bourbon.
Age: NAS (at least 4 y/o)
Proof: 100 (50% ABV)
Michigan State Minimum: Not listed but available in the state. $30ish?
Appearance: Medium copper.
Nose: That mixed peanut butter and jelly stuff.
Palate: Alcohol, burnt peanut butter and banana sandwich.
Finish: burnt peanut brittle.
Mixed: Fine mixed, but plenty of better, cheaper, options for mixers.
Parting words: Beam was on a hot streak for a while but that streak seems to have ended here with Old Tub. The name was the original name of what’s now Jim Beam bourbon. It was first produced in 1880 by David Beam’s distillery, and became the flagship bourbon of the new Jim Beam distillery after prohibition. The name was changed to Jim Beam in 1943 to honor Jim, who passed away a few years later.
I think I get what they’re going for here, and I like the idea, but I don’t think it ends up being something worth buying, other than as an objet d’art. I like Bonded Beam, but I don’t like this. Old Tub is not recommended.
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