85
Score
Jim Beam Signature Craft Rare Spanish Brandy Finish, 43%
Price: $40 ● Issue: Fall 2013 ● Reviewer: John Hansell
Quite the antithesis of the Signature Craft 12 year old, released at the same time. This one is finished in Spanish brandy barrels, so I expect it to be a polarizing whiskey. The brandy influence shows, with sweet fruit (sultana, honeyed tangerine, pineapple, ripe apricot) and spice (vanilla, cinnamon, ginger) interwoven with caramel. No age statement. Youthful, but not immature. A limited edition release.