Beam
Beam
53.5%
13 Years
Produced by The James B. Beam Distilling Co. in Clermont and Frankfort, Kentucky, Baker’s 2025 13-Year-Old Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is a limited edition release, launched in August 2025. It is aged for at least 13 years, bottled at 53.5% ABV and has a suggested retail price of $149.99 per 750ml bottle. I'm tasting barrel No. 000075715.
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Dense, sweet nose. Demerara sugar, coconut shavings, lemon meringue pie, butterscotch, molasses, luxardo cherry syrup, gingerbread, fondant, cola.
Phenomenally thick viscosity. Classic peanutty beam funk is surrounded by sweet, syrupy cherry cola, watermelon candy, orange peel, cornbread, vanilla custard, toasted marshmallow, buttercream frosting, oak char and tannin. Some flecks of cinnamon and peppermint dance around the sweetness.
Rich buttercream frosting drives a satisfying long finish, followed by mocha, raspberry filling, almond, vanilla ice cream topped with hot fudge and then some oak and tannin and a touch of minerality to close things out.
A dynamite bourbon from Beam. This is a single-barrel product, so your mileage will vary, but goodness is my bottle (from barrel No. 000075715) a delight. The mouthfeel is off the chain, and the flavor is rich, oaky and downright delicious. It’s powerful yet crushable and packed with flavor. I could sip this every day, no problem. One of my favorite bourbons of 2025 thus far.
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Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.
