whiskey Review #1 Jim Beam Black - I think

Jim beam black "Triple Aged" 6 yr old Kentucky straight Bourbon Whiskey:

So this is my first blog post, started on a whim, because i couldn't really find any notes on a whiskey (not this one) which i shall review shortly as i have been drinking and very much enjoying it. As for this one it's the last or most recent whiskey I've drank and well you have to start somewhere!

I out it in a localish bar the  Boundary Hotel on date night with my lovely wife attending a local council story telling festival event, so tasting notes are a little rough and I may come back to it in the future for a re-review. I picked this whiskey from the reasonable selection behind the bar because I hadn't tried it before and I always like to try something new and to be honest I haven't tasted too many American Whiskeys.

This whiskey is 40% and aged for six years or "triple aged" and it's described  by the makers as whiskey for mixing with gingerale or for the making of mint juleps whatever they are.... I generally like to drink my whiskey neat or with some ice if i have low or no expectations, if you're adding mixers to a whiskey in my opinion your no longer drinking the whiskey for its own sake, anyway..

Given the lighting of the venue I couldn't really comment too much on the color, no real nose to speak of other than a pleasant sweetness as i was drinking from a big ol wide mouth tumbler, to taste it's sweet upfront which seems typical of american whiskey from my limited experience, and has a sort of funny finish, sawdust / lots of wood, I suppose all that extra time in the barrel creates the woodiness! The mouth feel was nice not too thin as you might expect from a cheaper whiskey (It was reasonably priced at Au$ 7.50) It certainly wasn't bad but didn't overly impress. I'll have to give this one another try in the future from a decent glass, so for now i'll score this one provisionally a 65/100
 
I have a trip to the states coming up soon so maybe i'll look to try some more american whiskey while I'm over there - When in Rome! looking forward to picking up some duty free too!

Woohoo!

Cheers!

Kevin