James B. Beam Distilling Co. Distillers’ Share

Distiller’s Share Batch 06 is a 5 year old rye whiskey which was finished in Muscat wine casks.

The Muscat wine casks provide a distinct sweetness with notes of bright citrus—the perfect complement to rye spice and charred oak for a unique whiskey full of character.
– Front label

TTB Approval (January 25, 2024)

Distiller’s Share Batch 05 is a 6 year old whiskey which was fermented for 5 days, longer than the standard 2-4 day timeframe.

The extra fermentation time delivers a truly complex and full-flavored whiskey — pronounced fruity esters and additional sweetness, perfectly balanced with notes of baking spice and charred oak.
– Front label

TTB Approval (December 7, 2023)

Distiller’s Share Batch 04 a 17-year old bourbon “Campus Blend,” released after the final Hardin’s Creek Kentucky Series expression. This Distiller’s Share release is a blend of all three of the expressions, bottled at the same 110 proof as the rest of the series.

• 10% from the Clermont, KY campus
• 60% from the Boston, KY campus
• 30% from the Frankfort, KY campus

Distiller’s Share Batch 03 a bourbon finished in red wine and Oloroso sherry casks. It was aged for four years, and is bottled at 112 proof. It is likely that it uses the same base whiskey and finishing casks as the 94-proof Legent Bourbon.

Distiller’s Share Batch 02 is an American single malt whiskey released alongside Clermont Steep. It is a blend of three components, which were aged in toasted and level 1-charred barrels. Two of the three components were also finished in Courvosier cognac casks:

• 66% American single malt (3 years old)
• 17% American single malt finished in Courvosier VSOP casks (5 years old)
• 17% American single malt finished in Courvosier XO casks (5 years old)

“The blend of American Single Malt aged in specially toasted barrels and ex-cognac casks results in a truly unique liquid – complex flavors of delicate fruity seters and baking spice sweetness.” – Freddie Noe

The first Distiller’s Share release is a bourbon that uses brown rice instead of rye as the flavoring grain, and is finished in toasted barrels. It was aged for 5 years and is bottled at 102 proof.

While not disclosed, it is likely that it uses the same brown rice bourbon recipe as 2015’s 11-year old Jim Beam Brown Rice Bourbon, a blend component in Little Book Chapter 4 (aged 4 years), and Basil Hayden Toast, which is also finished in toasted barrels but is bottled at 80 proof. That mashbill uses 63% corn, 27% brown rice, 10% malted barley.