Straight Bourbon
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a distilled spirit, this bourbon does not mature further in the bottle. It is released fully aged and ready to enjoy immediately, remaining stable and flavorful indefinitely when stored upright in a cool, dark place.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Smoked barbecue ribs, sharp aged cheddar cheese, and classic pecan pie.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Although classified here under 'Other' wine types, Jim Beam Straight Bourbon is a legendary American spirit with roots tracing back to 1795 when Jacob Beam sold his first barrel of whiskey, then known as Old Tub. Crafted in Clermont, Kentucky, this iconic Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey relies on a time-honored family recipe featuring a mash bill of corn, rye, and malted barley, fermented with a proprietary yeast strain kept alive since the end of Prohibition. It is distilled and then aged for at least four years in newly charred American white oak barrels, drawing rich vanilla, caramel, and toasted oak notes from the wood. The unique limestone-filtered water of Kentucky plays a crucial role, removing iron and adding calcium to create a smooth, distinctively sweet, and robust spirit that represents the quintessential American whiskey heritage.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
James B. Beam Distilling Co. blev grundlagt i 1795 af Jacob Beam og udgør i dag en uomgængelig hjørnesten i Kentuckys bourbonhistorie. Destilleriet har hjemme i Clermont, omgivet af de bølgende kalkstensbakker i Bullitt og Nelson counties. Her udnytter huset områdets naturlige kildevand, som er rigt på calcium og fri for jern, hvilket bidrager til at rense mæsken og sikre destillatets fine renhed. Produktionen tager afsæt i en historisk, proprietær gærstamme, der har været dyrket uafbrudt siden forbudstidens ophør, parret med sour-mash-gæring og traditionel destillation på kolonnekedler. Modningen foregår på kraftigt forkullede fade af ny amerikansk hvideg, som lagres i høje, åbne rickhouses. Her udsættes fadene for fastlandsklimaets markante temperatursvingninger, hvilket trækker dybe smagsnuancer ud af træet. Under kyndig ledelse af syvende- og ottendegenerations Master Distillers, Fred Noe og Freddie Noe, skabes referencebourbons som den ikoniske Jim Beam White Label, Single Barrel, Double Oak samt Straight Rye – et levende bevis på uafbrudt amerikansk whiskeyhåndværk af højeste karat.