Bourbon Review: Jim Beam Brown Rice Bourbon

, high sugar and starch strike first, followed by a certain heartiness. It is beyond me whether or not the heartiness experienced sprung from my conception of brown rice as an actual food, or from the spirit itself. Rounding the dram out was a molasses and dark brown sugar element, relatively expected in a bourbon. The finish hinted at dulche de leche and milk caramel. As compared to Margarett’s less than perfect experience with sister red wheat, mine with Beam’s brown rice experiment was surprisingly enjoyable. Although not entirely worth $50 for 375 ml, this whiskey was one I’d happily drink again. Nearing cloying, but settling into expectedly warm, Jim Beam Signature Craft Brown Rice, certainly has something to offer the comfortable whiskey aficionado, but may not suffice for the more adventurous set. A reasonable 84 seems appropriate for this dram.