Little Book Chapter 10: All the Wiser
Quick Profile
- Age
- A blend of Small Batch collection whiskeys (9 to 14 Years) and a 4-Year Jim Beam bourbon finished in sherry and toasted bourbon casks
- Style
- High-Proof / Barrel-Proof Whiskey
- Region
- Kentucky
Flavor Profile
What to Expect: This bottle leans toward Sweet & Dessert-Like, Spice, and Fruity notes. Specific descriptors include caramel, cinnamon, and dark fruit (fig, raisin, plum).
A 2026 blend drawing on the Small Batch collection (Basil Hayden, Knob Creek, Booker's, Baker's) plus a sherry- and toasted-bourbon-cask-finished Jim Beam bourbon; fig, raisin, and molasses lead to velvety caramel, cinnamon, and oak, finishing long with seasoned oak and raisin.
What Defines This Bottle
High-Proof / Barrel-Proof Whiskey
Bottled at or near its barrel-entry strength, with no or minimal water added; concentrated flavor and higher perceived heat.
Bottled at, or close to, the proof it actually comes out of the barrel at -- little or no water added before bottling. That means more of the barrel's own character reaches the glass undiluted, at the cost of a proof that can run well past standard bottling strength. See Rickhouse Science for how barrel placement and time change what's actually in that barrel to begin with, and the Proof & Dilution Calculator for what cutting a barrel-proof pour down actually does to it.
Learn about High-Proof / Barrel-Proof Whiskey →Production Details
Disclosed production notes from James B. Beam Distilling Co. -- structured, sourced facts, not a tasting review.
- Cooperage
- Charred New American White Oak (Char #4 "Alligator" char standard).
- Warehouse Notes
- Distinctive multi-story wood-and-metal clad open rickhouses spread across Clermont, Boston, and Frankfort, Kentucky.
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