Jim Beam has launched Jim Beam Devil’s Cut, a premium spirit that uses a unique and proprietary process to create a 90 proof bourbon.
Jim Beam Devil’s Cut plays on the concept of the “Angel’s Share”, which is the portion of alcohol lost to evaporation during the distillation process. After bourbon is aged in barrels and the liquid is emptied, a certain amount of whiskey remains trapped within the oak. Using a proprietary process, that liquid is extracted and blended with a six year old Jim Beam bourbon to create the Devil’s Cut.
At 45% ABV, the Devil’s Cut is wickedly good. With deep, dark flavours and aromas combined with the high alcohol content, the spirit has notes of oak, vanilla and a little honey sweetness from the charred oak barrel. The result is a bourbon that you can sip neat if you dare, or use in a variety of cocktails.
Try it in Devil’s Cut Punch with 50ml Devil’s Cut, 10ml rum, 60ml pineapple juice, 15ml white grapefruit, 15ml agave syrup, 3 dashes of Creole Bitter Truth and a splash of ginger. Other cocktails include the Devil’s Fizz, with 45mls Devil’s Cut, 15ml White Crème de Cacao, 15 ml raspberry syrup, 40ml white grapefruit and egg white topped with soda water and garnished with grated nutmeg. For a spirituous cocktail, try the Cherry Whiskey Shrub with 50 ml Devil’s Cut, 20ml spiced cherry shrub and bitters garnished with orange peel.
This article was originally published on April 3, 2012 on our sister website Gourmantic.
