Description
An old 1980s bottling of Beam's Special Reserve, a sour mash Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey produced by James B.Beam Distilling Co. This edition has been matured for 101 months, making this over 8 years in age. Bottled at 45% ABV.
Jim Beam
Jim Beam Special Reserve 8 Year Old, New American Oak Cask, 45%
Catalog product detail, market evidence, tasting notes, reviews, and collection actions.
TypeBourbon Whiskey
MRI
Average Score
N.A
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Just Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Sep 22, 2025SGD 281.88
- Type
- Bourbon Whiskey
- Region
- Kentucky
- Age
- 8 Years
- Vintage
- N.A
- Bottled
- N.A
- ABV
- 45%
- Volume
- 75cl
- Distillery
- Jim Beam
- Origin
- USA
- Cask type
- New American Oak Cask
- Bottling
- Official Bottling
- Peated
- Unpeated
- Single cask
- No
- Non-chill filtered
- N.A
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- N.A
- Batch
- N.A
- PPM
- N.A
- Barley
- N.A
- Fermentation
- N.A
- Master distiller (bottling)
- N.A
- Master distiller (distillation)
- N.A
- Limited edition
- N.A
- Bottle count
- N.A
- Has box
- Yes
- Closure
- Screw cap
- Presentation
- Cloth bag
- Series highlights
- Special Reserve
- Historical context
- 1980s
- Special release
- N.A
- Allocation
- N.A
- Nose
- Sweet vanilla, fresh corn, caramel, toasted oak, with hints of cherry, cocoa, black pepper, pear, butterscotch, and a minty spice.
- Palate
- Toasty oak, vanilla, crème anglaise, sweet zingy corn, caramel, with notes of spice, pepper, musty toasted wood, toffee, brown sugar, anise, cherry, tobacco, lemon, and apple. It has a smooth and oily mouthfeel.
- Finish
- Lingering sweetness with toasted oak, resin, caramel, corn, and a spicy, woody flavor, sometimes with a hint of cocoa and a dry oak presence.