Jim Beam Jim Beam Red Stag Black Cherry NV 1.0L

Who says all whiskey needs to be so serious? This black cherry-infused Bourbon is just plain fun. Look for strawberry jam fragrance and a big, raucous, sticky, supersweet vanilla and cherry soda flavor. It has a syrupy, viscous feel, but just enough whiskey bite to be drinkable straight up, or mixed with ginger ale.

Smells like sweet, dead-ripe cherries, mashed up in bourbon with some brown sugar and just a dust of cinnamon. It's sweet, a bit thick, but 80 proof warming, and the bourbon — the Beam cinnamon note comes out clearer now — is dominant over the cherries here. The finish sees more cinnamon, even a hint of barrel oak, and manages to dry out a bit.