Jack Daniel's 1971 Gold Medal Bottled 1970's

Jack Daniel's Single Barrel

Acquired as a 23rd birthday gift. Bottled specifically for Hy-vee (A grocery store chain) Kirksville, Mo. Rick No.: L-30 Barrel No.: 14-0069 Bottled: 01-07-14 47% ABV Color: Copper-Amber Nose: Upon opening its easily spicy-sweet leaning closer to the sweet side. Odd melon (cantalope/musk melon) notes become apparent. With time vanilla, caramel...

Score 80/100

Jack Daniel's Original (No.7)

I grew up in Tennessee between Nashville and Lynchburg. My friends in college were huge fans of Jack (usually in coke . . . but occasionally neat). Being a Tennessee guy I have had a few Single Barrel bottles. So time to give the Old No. 7 a look. Nose: Super sweet and super sour. I don’t really know what “sour mash” is but that is what I feel...

Score 81/100

Jack Daniel's Single Barrel 15-1607

This one is Barrel No. 15-1607, from Rick No. R-4. It was bottled two months ago, on March 31 2015. The colour is a coppery gold, a shade lighter than 15-0333. Quite closed on the nose (and this bottle has been open for about a month or so), very faint traces of vanilla and caramel and not much else. Obviously, avoid water. Disappointing. On the...

Score 74/100

Jack Daniel's Master Distiller Series No. 2

I've got a few Jack Daniel's bottles sitting around so let's do a run of them... This limited edition honours the memory of the 2nd (and longest serving) Master Distiller, Jesse Butler "Jess" Motlow. When Jack Daniel died in 1911, he left the business to his nephew Lem Motlow, and had Lem's younger brother Jess take the role of master...

Score 89/100