Jack Daniel's Scenes from Lynchburg No.9

Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Proof 19-15045

This is a barrel proof Jack Daniels bottled for Freeland Wine and Spirits in Freeland, Maryland, and an online barrel proof whiskey group I am in. It made the journey from Middle Tennessee, to Maryland, then back to Middle Tennessee on my shelf. (We weren't allowed to pick it up at the distillery since a store elsewhere was helping sponsor it.) As...

Score 89/100

Jack Daniel's Single Barrel

I know that JD calls itelf a Tennessee Whiskey, but what is a Tennessee whiskey? First of, it is a Straight Bourbon Whiskey that has to be produced in the state of Tennnessee. I'll remind you quickly that a bourbon has a wash bill of at least 51% corn and must be aged in new charred oak casks. And, as for the Straight part, this maturation has to...

Score 91/100

Jack Daniel's SB Barrel Proof

The reviewed bottle was opened one week ago Nose: this is Jack Daniel's I can believe in. This is a very sweet, very caramel-y, very high-pitched extremely intense nose. Lots of vanilla. A little hickory wood. This is like molten caramel poured over cotton candy. It is beautiful and clean. Water added lowers the pitches more to the medium range...

Score 90/100

Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Proof 17-0161

I picked up this puppy over Christmas when I was in DC. The JD Single Barrel Barrel Proof has always been on my bucket list, so I'm thrilled to finally be able to write about it. This comes from Barrel No. 17-0161, Rick No. L-13 and was bottled on Jan 6 2017. The colour is a deep, dark copper. On the nose we have those familiar JD notes, but...

Score 92/100