Hardin’s Creek Colonel James B Beam

• Style: Straight Bourbon
• Grain/Mash-bill: Corn, Rye, Malted Barley
• Country: United States
• Region: Kentucky
• Distillery: Fred Noe
• Bottler: James B. Beam Distilling Co.
• ABV: 54%
• Proof: 108
• Age: 2 Years
• Year: 2022
• Cask Type: Bourbon Barrel

Overall Character: Spicy oak and caramel

| Nose: lemongrass, honey, fruit piths

| Palate: warm caramel, nuts and oak, hot peppercorn, ginger root and mild butter lemon rind

| Finish: medium cinnamon, oak and sulphur

| Overall: very good for being only 2 years old. This is likely due to a long fermentation and lower-than-usual distillate proof. Better than any bottom shelf for sure, but still seriously lacking in complexity, likely due to it’s still relative youth.

7.8/10.0