An interesting member of the Jim Beam family. This 40% ABV whiskey has been charcoaled filtered like its famous rival in the US whiskey world Jack Daniel’s. The nose has corn, green apples, pepper and toasted oak notes of caramel. The taste has the corn and pepper from the nose and is both sweet and spicy. Creamy with some tart fruit notes as well. Some heat lingers in the finish along with some bitter oak or is that the charred, slightly acrid charcoal perhaps. With water gets smoother and caramel steps up but finish gets oakier. I preferred it neat.