Jim Beam Introduces Six-Grain "Signature."

by David Kiley (RSS feed)
Jul 29th 2010 at 2:02PM

Bourbon maker Jim Beam has introduced a new six-grain expression. Available only through travel retail (duty-free), Jim Beam Signature comes from mingling spirits distilled from corn, rye, barley, wheat, triticale and brown rice.

From Jim Beam: "This product is a result of us mingling different Bourbons together. Each were made from a standard Bourbon recipe (high percentage of single grains). For instance, we distilled a high wheat, small grain Bourbon; a high triticale, small grain Bourbon; and a high brown rice, small grain Bourbon. Each were barreled separately and then mingled together prior to bottling.

In European duty-free outlets, the suggested retail price is 29.99 Euros. Beam has produced 13,800 bottles.

Beam says Signature is six-year old Bourbon, and has been bottled at 89-proof.

The taste profile: Nuttier tasting than most Bourbons. And there is a cereal taste that pokes through. Drier in the mouth than you get with most Bourbons. Faint notes of root-beer. It is a sophisticated taste not just something novel.