220 years of experience goes into every bottle of Jim Beam Bourbon. An aging process of four years in new charred oak barrels gives Jim Beam its elegant, refined and smooth character.Jim Beam Black is a premium bourbon with a more flavorful character made to be sipped and savored. Our premium 86-proof, extra-aged bourbon ages years longer in white oak barrels than original Jim Beam. It’s those extra years of aging that give Jim Beam Black its full-bodied flavor with smooth caramel and warm oak notes. Elegant. Smooth. Refined. That's what extra aging will do to bourbon. Full-bodied, heavier caramel, well-balanced, rich and flavorful.