Jim Beam Double Oak is first aged in a newly charred American White Oak barrels. Then, we pour it into another freshly charred white oak barrel to mature for a second time. The added interaction with the oak results in a liquid intense in flavor and smooth in tastem Beam is a wildly delicious combination of black cherry liqueur infused with Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. As one of the pioneers of flavored bourbon, it blazed uncharted paths to become known and loved for its balance of soft, dark cherry aromas backed by traditional bourbon oakiness. But through it all, it never lost its wild, inventive roots.y