Great value rye whiskey from Jim Beam. It's a favourite of whisky bible author Jim Murray, and won best rye aged under 10 years in 2010, scoring 88 points. The label received a bit of a redesign in 2016, changing from a yellow label to this rather stylish green label.
The spice is immediately apparent... nutmeg, cloves, freshly-ground black pepper. It's clearly going to pack a punch. There's also some maraschino notes too, with a thick caramel undertone.
The spice delivery is not immediate; first there's a brief caramel vanilla note before it plunges you in. All the notes from the nose are here, delivered with a pleasant, fiery warmth.
This rounds off to smooth cherry and pepper, with a slightly citric sweetness.
Right. This is simply great for the sub-£30 price tag. I'm off to make an old fashioned...
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Smooth and tasty, and for a good price. Me likey.
It's OK but not much to it. Isn't that complex get a little bit of spice but it soon dies down. For the price I'd buy bulliet rye over this any day or if you got a little more change spare go for rittenhouse rye.
I don't care for the new green label Beam Rye. I like the old yellow label Rye.
Well, the first glass was decent but very different than what I was expexting. I saw the rye label and being Canadian assumed it would be a nice rye whiskey..... Yeah, no. My first impression was that it was more like a scotch, I did enjoy it but as I mentioned, not at all what I expected. Then the next evening I had another glass. What a difference, it is very much a bourbon with the warmth of a rye. Finish/after taste is incredibly oaky, which I love. I really enjoy it as a sipping whiskey but would like to try it in an old fashioned. Also, reading other reviews, anyone that gets a hangover from only 2oz of alcohol shouldn't drink.
Taste is fine and in keeping with what you expect from a Rye. Neither good nor bad, really. The reason for this review is to compare the day after affects between this Rye and Jack Daniels Rye. Jim Beam provided me with a wicked hangover and Jack Daniels didn’t. I never pour more than 2 ounces a night. Never. Jim Beam Rye must be cheaply made in comparison. Ouch and never again, thank you.
