Jim Beam Honey

Jim Beam Honey is the world's best-selling bourbon family doing what it does best — only sweeter: a 70 proof (35% ABV) 750mL honey-infused bourbon liqueur that blends real Kentucky Straight Bourbon with real golden honey. Officially categorized as a liqueur ("Distilled Spirits Specialty") rather than a bourbon, it keeps the vanilla-and-caramel bourbon backbone under an easy honeyed sweetness — the brand's own tagline: "Sweet as honey. Bold as bourbon." Available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.

• Proof / ABV: 70 proof (35% ABV) — 750mL, honey liqueur
• Base: Kentucky Straight Bourbon infused with real golden honey (and natural flavors)
• Origin: Jim Beam Distillery, Clermont, Kentucky — distilling since 1795, seven generations of the Beam family
• Serving: neat, on the rocks, or with ginger ale or apple juice over ice
• Profile: honey-forward, syrupy-sweet, bourbon-warm — an easy-drinking flavored whiskey

Honey Meets the World's Best-Selling Bourbon

Jim Beam has distilled in Clermont, Kentucky since 1795, and Honey is the family extending that legacy into flavored whiskey done right: real golden honey slowly infused into Kentucky Straight Bourbon, proofed to an easy 70. At 35% ABV it's legally a liqueur, not a bourbon — which is exactly the point: bourbon character without the bite, built for the sweet-toothed whiskey drinker and the cocktail shaker alike. Explore more bourbon, browse liqueurs, or see the full Jim Beam shelf at Del Mesa.

Tasting Notes

Consensus across retailers: the nose is warm and inviting — vanilla, caramel, sweet honey and mead over toasted oak. The palate opens syrupy with dark honey sweetness laid over bourbon vanilla and caramel, with gentle corn-and-rye spice keeping it from one dimension. The finish runs short to medium — acacia honey and caramel with a gentle warm bourbon kick.

How to Enjoy

Neat or on the rocks for the pure honey-bourbon experience; with ginger ale over ice for the brand's own recommended long drink. It also sweetens a whiskey sour beautifully.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Jim Beam Honey a bourbon?
No — at 70 proof (35% ABV) it's officially a honey-infused bourbon liqueur, legally categorized as a "Distilled Spirits Specialty," not a bourbon whiskey.

What is it made with?
Real Kentucky Straight Bourbon slowly infused with real golden honey (plus natural flavors), from the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont, Kentucky.

How strong is it?
70 proof (35% ABV) — easy-drinking by whiskey standards.

Bourbon warmth with honeyed sweetness — grab a bottle of Jim Beam Honey at Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.