The Jim Beam distillery has released a limited edition 8 year old Bourbon packaged in the curious shape of a bowling pin, affectionally christened the "Beam Pin Bottle".

While it might seem a tad bizarre, the release is a nod to a historic Beam decanter, or perhaps more accurately more than 3,000 unique decanters released by the James B. Beam Distilling Co. from the 1940s to the 1990s, according to the company.

As the story goes, Jim Beam had a special fondness for the Beam Pin decanter, which he often gave as a gift to friends, family, and business associates for special occasion.

This modern version of the original Pin Bottle contains whiskey aged for eight years in the same nine-story warehouses as the original. Bottled at 86.8 proof, it is also the matching the age and proof of the initial Beam Pin Decanter release.

It is said to have notes of crisp oak with notes of baked bread and toffee on the nose, a subtle sweetness upfront complexed with rich toasted oak and light char, and a warm and clean finish with a hint of sweetness.

Concurrently, the Beam Pin Bottle celebrates the 230th anniversary of the James B. Beam Distilling Co.. It will be released Aug. 23, “Jim Beam Day,” exclusively at the Distillery in Clermont, Kentucky with an MSRP of $99.99.

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