Jim Beam Black 8 yr old

[firewater69]

My buddy came by a few hours ago with a bottle of JB Black, he is a Beam guy, so we poured a drink, nose: vanilla, caramel, a little over oaked but not terrible. Far from original Beam, then as we were discussing it we were looking at the label & smelling from the bottle. All i could smell was oaky pickles, I don't know why i couldn't smell it in the glass, this is a new one on me. the funny thing is i noticed it but didn't say anything ( dont want to hurt feelings) then he says I smell dill pickles. so i know it ain't just me, we finished our drink & i poured him a couple fingers of my white all corn, the Beam stayed in the bottle. I think he may be converted.

[oldgrouch62]

I never smelled any pickles in it but then nothing surprises me from these commercial places. I used to knock back a fair bit of JBB back in the day. Then was away from it awhile...it went from "Aged 7 Years" & 90p to what it is now. And IMHO another year older (if it is) did it no good, the older version was a much smoother, tastier drop.

[heartcut]

Might be an acetobacterium infection between the cork and bottle.
Considering what's infected, might not matter.

[firewater69]

It just seemed strange to be able to smell it in the bottle but not in the glass. anyways, it really don't matter as i don't buy JB, just thought i'd share my observation. thanks for the input. FW