← Jim Beam
Baker's 7 Year Single Barrel
- Age
- 7 years
- ABV
- 53.5%
Tasting
How it drinks
- Sight
- Rich amber-copper; deep color from 7+ years of single barrel aging, full legs
- Nose
- Rich peanut butter — not dry like peanut shells but rich and sweet. Vanilla, soft honey, floral accents, a whisper of cotton candy and black licorice. The peanut note is Baker's signature — the Beam yeast strain interacting with the barrel
- Palate
- Bold and spicy at 107 proof without being overpowering. Rich peanut butter initially transitioning to drier peanut shell. Vanilla, char, deep cherry, and fennel. Well-aged and full-bodied with excellent balance between nut, wood, and sweet elements
- Finish
- Long finish with oak, spice, vanilla, and cinnamon. Cherrywood sweetness emerges at the end. The 107 proof sustains the complexity. Excellent value — comparable quality to Booker's at a lower price point
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
Maturation
The wood it came through
- Single new charred American oak barrel
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