The finish lingers and reminds me of Mexican hot chocolate mixed laced with a touch of maple syrup.įinal Thoughts: It’s incredible that Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel at barrel proof doesn’t get more recognition from whiskey enthusiasts. It feels like there is some age here, but the strong sweetness covers up any leather or tobacco that may have tried to poke through.įinish: Long, robust finish with the vanilla sweetness continuing with a bit more wood spice and maple wood sugars. The mouthfeel is great, with a thick and vicious feel that adds to its hearty character. This feels like a dessert covered in sticky maple syrup. Caramel, toasted crème brulee, with a candied banana topping. On the second wave, here come the strong vanillas. Palate: Similar to the nose, the palate starts off with maple sugars and strong sweet notes with more wood character with barrel char. A pretty good nose overall, feels like a classic Jack Daniel’s expression cranked up to 11. Then more yellow corn, frosted vanilla cake, and strong grain character come to the forefront. The wood only begins to creep in as it settles in the glass. It’s almost artificial how sweet the nose on this whiskey is. Big notes of maple syrup, toffee bark, and a touch of ethanol heat lead off before moving into banana Laffy Taffy and yellow Runts. It hits the palate with a wallop of sweetness. Nose: This whiskey comes out swinging early. But how good is Jack Daniel’s bottled at cask strength? Let’s dive into this 375ml bottle and find out.ĭistillery Name: Jack Daniel’s Distillery Thought to be anywhere from 4–7 years old, this is a non-age stated bottle that sometimes gets overlooked in the hunt for other more limited expressions. It promises an unadulterated Jack Daniel’s expression, in single barrel form, and at an approachable MSRP of around $65. Launching back in 2015, this was Jack Daniel’s first whiskey bottled straight from the barrel. This Barrel Proof Single Barrel expression is just such an example. But in recent years, the distillery has explored new expressions to captivate new audiences and explore different flavor profiles (read - they want a part of the worldwide whiskey boom). In years past, Jack Daniel was content with just churning out cases upon cases of Old Number 7. It’s a small town (in a dry county), away from the hustle and bustle of bourbon country further north. It remains the world’s best-selling whiskey with its distillery tucked away in idyllic Lynchburg TN. In the mouth, it is full and mouth-filling with notes of cereal sweetness, rye, a touch of cigar box and nut oils and a little spice and an aniseed character.īuy Original Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel in Lagos, Nigeria.Does any Jack Daniel’s need an introduction? Hardly. On the nose it has a Good body with plenty of toasty oak, notes of corn and lovely cereal sweetness and a little spice and toffee. The Barrels Selected is selected are housed in the uppermost floors of the barrelhouse where the greater swings in temperature cause the biggest interactions with the barrel and impart the most unique flavours and are bottled in the smallest of batches. The single barrel is so special that only 1 in 100 barrels is selected to become a single barrel.Įach barrel in the single barrel has its own unique distinction, one may be sweeter, and one might have more oak. Single Barrel is sometimes described as a perfect upgrade to the regular Jack Daniel’s whiskey. Jack Daniel’s single barrel is whiskey Bottled from a single barrel from the Jack Daniel distillery.Īt the Jack Daniel’s distillery a new Tennessee whiskey is discovered every day, every day barrels of whiskey are sampled to find one that is unique enough for the Jack Daniel collection.īottled at 94-proof, Single Barrel Select layers subtle notes of caramel and spice with bright fruit notes and sweet aromatics.
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