Review: Beam’s Eight Star Whiskey
There are scant traces of caramel and sweetness on the front end and strictly oak on the back, accompanied with a generous portion of heat all around. This is all one really gets out of the deal. And at a price point of around $10, I suppose there’s not much more to hope for in the great game of expectations.
In tech-nerd terms (after all, this is Drinkhacker): if big brother Baker’s is a finely tuned browser with minimal service interruption and amazing extensions, Eight Star is Netscape without frames support and still using the *[blink]* tag.
I kept searching for the silver lining, and to my surprise I actually found one. In a last ditch effort to find some semblance of a positive angle, I mixed Eight Star with Coke. The results were not as bad as anticipated, and I didn’t cry. That’s pretty much the only way I’d take this budget buddy for a spin again.
80 proof.
C / $10
Beam's Eight Star Whiskey
$10
I bought a Bottle of Beam 8 Star like the one in the pick above at my local CVS for less then 7 bucks this stuff with a can of coke is not bad at all after you get the first one or 2 sips down the rest goes down like water just had about 4 sips all ready starting to feel it cant beat it for the price also NEVER EVER BUY LTD Wiskey its a Canadian blend Wiskey I didnt never think I would get through that Bottle total waste of money!
Yes, BES is a great whiskey and Coke mixer. It’s my go to cocktail. Too bad it gets so much hate. Nice bourbonesque flavor at an affordable price.
Hey, if you are looking for a cheap buzz and you have some coke to mix it with and 7 bucks in your pocket you are in luck…. and actually I am thinking of keeping a bottle or 2 around, as long as you mix it with cola its not bad, did not have much luck with it 7up though….
Try mixing the 8 star with an Ale81. We Kentuckians call it a green Dragon. Absolutely delicious!
Green*
8-star with monster is good have downed several bottles
What a waste of Ale8-1
When you can’t find your Segram’s 7.
Finally tried B8* and found it to be pleasantly drinkable, especially with cola & ice. Nice bourbonesque aroma and flavor. Have never been fond of straight bourbon and cola; too funky and rich. Have added B8* to my cocktail list.