Buy Jim Beam Vanilla Australia – 750ml Madagascar Vanilla Bourbon, a Full Fifth
Jim Beam Vanilla is Madagascar vanilla bean blended into Kentucky straight bourbon, bottled at 32.5% in a 750ml American fifth rather than the 700ml Australians expect. It is $95.00 and in stock. Orders placed before 3pm AEST leave Sydney the same business day.
One product, $95.00, in stock
Jim Beam Vanilla 750ml – Madagascar Vanilla Bean in Kentucky Bourbon
Real vanilla is expensive and it shows in both the glass and the price. The nose is sweet vanilla with the bourbon sitting just behind it. The palate leads with rich bourbon, then creamy natural vanilla and a subtle oak undertone. The finish is smooth and short. It is the closest thing to dessert on this site and the only bottle here we would put over ice cream without apology.
If you have tried the flavoured range and found Honey too floral and Apple too sharp, this is the one that usually lands.
A Fifth of Jim Beam Vanilla – What the American Measure Means Here
Searches for a fifth of Jim Beam Vanilla come from American phrasing, and the answer is simple. A fifth is one fifth of a US gallon, close to 757mL, and the American trade rounded the bottle down to 750mL decades ago. So a fifth is 750ml, and 750ml is exactly the bottle we stock.
That also means this is 50mL bigger than the 700ml Australian bourbon shelf standard. Anyone comparing our ticket against a 700ml price somewhere else is comparing two different volumes, so scale before you judge.
Vanilla Jim Beam Price – $95.00, and Where the Cans Beat the Bottle
Straight up: $95.00 is $12.67 per 100mL, which makes vanilla Jim Beam the dearest bottle in the flavoured range. Honey is $7.28 per 100mL and Red Stag is $11.87. This one is a US release we bring in rather than a chain line, and it is not on our monthly cut list, so we say so rather than dress it up.
Work the standard drinks and it is 0.75 multiplied by 0.325 multiplied by 789, so 192 grams of alcohol, or 19.2 Australian standard drinks at $4.94 each. Now compare the Jim Beam Vanilla and Cola cans at $31.00 for six: $5.17 a can, but each can holds 1.4 standard drinks, so $3.69 per standard drink. Per 30mL nip the bottle is cheaper at $3.80 a serve. Per unit of alcohol the cans win.
Our recommendation follows from that. Buy the bottle if you are pouring it neat, over ice or into coffee, where the vanilla is the point. If it is going into a tall glass of cola, buy the cans and keep $64.
Jim Beam Vanilla at 32.5% – Bourbon Blended With Liqueur
The 32.5% is not a weaker bourbon. It is bourbon with vanilla liqueur blended in, and liqueur is bottled below spirit strength, so the finished bottle sits under the 37% of White Label and well under the 40% of the Devil's Cut and Black bottlings. Every flavoured Jim Beam lands at the same 32.5% for the same reason.
Practically, that means a 30mL nip of this is 0.77 of a standard drink where the same pour of White Label is 0.88. Boxed presentation adds $35.00 and sits with the rest of the gift sets.
Jim Beam Vanilla Specs and Price
Prices across the range are rechecked monthly on the Jim Beam price list.
Jim Beam Vanilla Specs and Price
| Bottle | Size | ABV | Age | Price | Stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Beam Vanilla Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | 750ml, a US fifth | 32.5% | No age statement | $95.00 | In stock |
| Jim Beam Vanilla in gift box presentation | 750ml | 32.5% | No age statement | plus $35.00 | In stock |
Common questions
The 750ml is $95.00 with us and in stock. That works out to $12.67 per 100mL and $4.94 per standard drink, which makes it the most expensive bottle in the flavoured Jim Beam range. Add $35.00 for gift box presentation. It ships to every state and territory.
Yes. A fifth means one fifth of a US gallon, roughly 757mL, and American bottling standardised on 750mL, so the two terms mean the same bottle. Our Jim Beam Vanilla is that exact 750ml US size, which is 50mL more than the 700ml bottles most Australian bourbon sits in.
Cola is the obvious one and the cans already do that job for less. Better ideas: neat over one large ice cube, a splash in black coffee, or with cream soda if you want the full dessert. Ginger beer works. Skip anything citrus, which fights the vanilla rather than lifting it.
Yes, Madagascar vanilla bean is blended with the Kentucky straight bourbon, which is what gives the creamy body rather than the thin artificial note cheaper vanilla spirits carry. That is also part of why it costs more per 100mL than Honey or Pineapple. The bourbon underneath is the same base whiskey.