Jack Daniel's Barrel House 1 Summer 1994

Jack Daniel's 1981 Gold Medal

Bottled in 2010, this edition celebrates the Gold Medal won in 1981 at the Brussels-based Monde Selection Institut Pour Les Selections De La Qualite, held that year in Amsterdam. Hmmmm....I wonder what Jack Daniel's tasted like in 1981? The colour is a reddish amber. On the nose this is very herbal, with sage, thyme and rosemary. Thin caramel....

Score 81/100

Jack Daniel's Gentleman Jack

I bought this for my son-in-law’s Christmas present, and upon asking him what he wanted to drink he immediately replied “we’d better open this then !” My first Tennessee whiskey (yes, whisky with the ‘e’) and #27 of my journey. I must say, I was pleasantly surprised. A really smooth whiskey. I’m not sure that it is that ‘rare as it states on the...

Score 72/100

Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Silver Select

Lovely dark mahogany colour with long legs in glass. Nose: typical JD aromas but punched to a different level with the extra ABV, banana, caramel vanilla and wood char. Palate: caramel, wood and spice with too much alcohol bite, the balance and integration of the spirit is off, a little water helps with the bite but does no favours to the wood...

Score 78/100

Jack Daniel's Sinatra Select

This is by far the best JD I have ever tasted- smooth as the best voice on the planet it's named after. It is 90% proof and different than the regular JD, since a portion of it is aged longer in special, "Sinatra" barrels. The nose is very appealing, honey, butterscotch and some apples; there is definitely some oak there too. The body is...

Score 94/100