Implementing a toasted barrel for secondary maturation yields sweeter flavors, as toasting brings out more sugars from the oak. The core Basil Hayden bourbon is made with a high-rye mashbill—63 ...

You've probably seen single-barrel picks of whiskeys that were distilled at the James B. Beam Distilling Co., the home of Jim Beam Bourbon ... Baker's, Basil Hayden, and Knob Creek.