Jim Beam “Devil’s Cut,” 45%, $24
More wood influence than the standard Jim Beam White Label. It’s a bit more robust, bolder, and with more wood spices (especially cinnamon and vanilla) and a curious botanical note. Throw in some corn, caramel, and honey, and this is what you get. Behind all that, I’m detecting a bit of youthfulness — I might like this bourbon with more age and less “devil.”
Advanced Malt Advocate magazine rating: 83
Considering this is a drop expensive than black label and rougher around the edges I wonder who the audience for it is.
Anyone who wants a bolder Beam, I guess.
I would guess that the name alone would attract the crowd solely interested in pounding down shots. Sounds like pretty good marketing. I’m curious to try it, though.
Yes, for me bolder = better. And the botanical note has made me curious. Plus it looks nicer on the shelf than plain ‘ol black label.
Sounds good to me. To me John, your review sounds like you like it a lot less than the numerical rating you gave it..
It’s a nice enough of a whiskey. I didn’t think the “botanical note” was a negative. It’s just not the most complex whiskey in the world, thus the brevity. Only the last sentence was negative.
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This is for the “get drunk on shots of whiskey while beating your chest crowd”. Marketing, Marketing, Marketing. Interesting idea but really??
Going into it, I had some pretty low expectations. To me, Devil’s Cut had a resemblance of all the Beam higher tears rolled into one young package. It was not as sweet as Beam Black nor as instense as Bookers or Knob. But I can tell they just use all available barrels to make this.
John, maybe you can clear this up for everyone. Isn’t the premise of this “Bourbon” that they sweat the barrels after they have been drained. This allows just a bit more to be taken from the wood before the barrels get shipped off to their new homes across the world. Sounds like a gimick or fad to me.
Luckily the product was drinkable enough as long as you have an open mind or no access to Buffalo Trace products.
Good right out of the bottle,don’t mix it or ice it, just drink it . You’ll be pleasently suprised
Devin, that last sentence pretty much sums it up!
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John I don’t know if I’d like it with more age, but I know I’d like it for a little less money. It’s better than Beam, but priced to close to the entry level premium bourbons.