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This review of Jim Beam sums it up nicely I think...

“Jim Beam comes in a squared bottle with a label design that reminds me of nothing quite so much as the kind of thing I might find in the trunk of a 1960s muscle car. The whiskey is aged for four years, and bottled at 80 proof (40% alcohol).

In the glass, the whiskey has the mid-amber coloring of the stereotypical bourbon. In the main, the nose is like a thin, sweet vanilla syrup with some mild oaky notes. While not complex, it is not altogether dull either. On the palate, the flavor continues as a sweet syrup of caramel and vanilla, with just a touch of rye spice. The finish is sweet, but not especially long or deep. Basically, Jim Beam looks, smells, and tastes like a youngster, which is exactly what it is.

Whiskey like Jim Beam Original is desirable mostly because of its low price and flexibility. The bourbon serves as a good foundation for mixed drinks, and isn’t ruined by ice, but at the same time works well enough neat in a tumbler or snifter.”