James B. Beam Distilling Company Launches Hardin’s Creek Whiskey
James B. Beam Distilling Company (JBBDCo) has launched Hardin’s Creek, a new American Whiskey brand that will chart the ongoing story of the Beam family legacy through limited releases inspired by the expertise of seven generations of Beam Master Distillers.
Hardin’s Creek will be released annually, and each set of releases will showcase the breadth and depth of the James B. Beam Distilling Co’s whiskey-making credentials inclusive of age, blending, mash bill, distillation, barrels, rackhouse locations, and more. This year’s inaugural expressions are Hardin’s Creek Jacob’s Well Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and Hardin’s Creek Colonel James B. Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.
Hardin’s Creek Jacob’s Well Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Jacob’s Well is a blend of a 16 year old traditional bourbon and a 15 year old high-rye bourbon. This expression pays tribute to the first family distiller, Jacob Beam, and the well he built in 1795. That water powered the mill to grind fields of corn which formed Jacob Beam’s earliest mashes, and that creek – Hardin’s Creek – became the first source of his family’s enduring legacy.
Bottled at 54% ABV, Hardin’s Creek Jacob’s Well is described as having aromas of “sweet vanilla and caramel paired with hints of rich oak,” with notes of “oak and char married with stone fruits” on the palate, concluding with a “smmooth” finish “with lingering notes of vanilla and brown sweets.”
Hardin’s Creek Jacob’s Well has a suggested retail price of $149.99.
Hardin’s Creek Colonel James B. Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
After the repeal of Prohibition, Colonel James B. Beam set out to rebuild what had been lost and build upon it further. It took just 120 days for Colonel James B. Beam, also known as Jim Beam, to get Clermont Distillery up and running again. Colonel James B. Beam was crafted in honor of the Colonel’s legacy. This two year old whiskey achieves a depth of flavor usually reserved for more mature bourbons by taking it off the still at a lower distillation proof, imparting more flavor from the fermentation process and letting the barrel’s characteristics shine through at a younger age.
Bottled at 54% ABV, Hardin’s Creek Colonel James B. Beam is described as having aromas of “robust vanilla and caramel,” with “deep and complex flavors of vanilla, nuts, and oak” on the palate, concluding with a “long and full” finish.
Hardin’s Creek Colonel James B. Beam has a suggested retail price of $79.99.
Photo credit: Beam Suntory.
Source: prnewswire.com.