Jack Daniel's Silver Service

Jack Daniel's Single Barrel 15-5238

I have two Jack Daniel's bottles I haven't written up yet, so I'm going to review them while comparing them not only to each other, but also to the Single Barrel Holiday Select 2014 (which I scored a 93), Single Barrel 14-5813 (which I scored a 90) and the standard Old No. 7 (which I don't think I've ever scored, but of course I like it). This is...

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 Original (No.7)

In a review I wrote about Jim Beam White Label, Connosr member, Victor, added a very interesting and apt comment regarding the importance of maintaining a broad mindedness when involving oneself with whiskey: "A continuously fresh take, 'beginner mind' is what is required to live in the whisky moment and retain an unbiased, honest...

Score 79/100

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