{"product_id":"beams-pin-bottle-8-year-kentucky-straight-bourbon","title":"Jim Beam 8 Year Bourbon Pin-Bottle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeam's Pin-Bottle is Jim Beam's 230th-anniversary release: an eight-year-old Kentucky straight bourbon bottled at 86.8 proof in a recreation of the bowling-pin decanter that Jim Beam himself gave to friends and business associates.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe James B. Beam Distilling Co. marked 230 years of bourbon making in 2025, and the Pin-Bottle debuted on Jim Beam Day (August 23, 2025) at the Clermont, Kentucky distillery. The pin-shaped decanter was one of the first decorative bottles the brand produced in the mid-twentieth century, the start of a tradition that ran to more than 3,000 Beam decanter designs between the 1940s and the 1990s. The 2025 edition keeps the squat pin silhouette, a gold pin-shaped cap, a gold band and an \"8 Years\" hang tag, with the label reading \"full eight years old\" and \"43.4% ALC\/VOL (86.8 PROOF)\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside is Kentucky straight bourbon aged a full eight years in the same nine-story rickhouses used for Beam's core bourbons, bottled at 43.4% ABV. It is produced by the James B. Beam Distilling Co. (Suntory Global Spirits) and distributed as a limited release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer tasting notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e deep golden amber; crisp oak, baked bread and toffee on the nose; subtle sweetness with rich toasted oak and light char on the palate; a warm, clean finish with a hint of sweetness. \u003cstrong\u003eIndependent impression\u003c\/strong\u003e (Drinkhacker, November 2025, rated B+): buttered popcorn and peanut brittle, toasted brown bread, light chocolate and vanilla, a touch of leather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750 ml · 43.4% ABV (86.8 proof) · age statement 8 years · Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey · James B. Beam Distilling Co., Clermont, Kentucky · limited 230th-anniversary release · bottle approx. 8.2 in tall · UPC 080686010265.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jim Beam","offers":[{"title":"750 ML","offer_id":68166188597435,"sku":"712659 SG","price":299.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4867\/8587\/files\/beams-pin-bottle-8-year-kentucky-straight-bourbon-1794264916001.jpg?v=1794264918","url":"https:\/\/liquorgeeks.com\/products\/beams-pin-bottle-8-year-kentucky-straight-bourbon","provider":"Liquor Geeks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}