Jack Daniel's Tennessee Bicentennial USA Version

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

Since I'm in a compare-and-contrast mood, let's try two different single barrels of Jack Daniel's. Our first opponent comes from Rick No. R-18 and Barrel No. 13-6633, and was bottled on November 19 2013. The colour is a dark reddish copper. The nose starts off very salt-and-peppery (emphasis on the pepper) and is more floral than expected. The...

Score 88/100

Jack Daniel's Original (No.7)

Color: Deep copper Nose: Charcoal briquettes, ashy oak, imitation maple, asbestos, chalk, saccharin, naugahyde Palate: Sickly sweet, strong alcohol burn, thin and weak flavors, maraschino cherries, under-ripe persimmons, wet hay, burnt popcorn Finish: Medium length, more charcoal, oak, sugar cane, alcohol vapors, immature sour corn mash See my...

Score 68/100

Jack Daniel's Single Barrel

A step up from the original. Nose is oak and old leather. A very southern affair. Much of the same on the palate, with that distinct Jack grain mash taste accompanying the leathery flavor. Finish is nice and strong. I like shots of the original, but I can enjoy sipping on this.

Score 80/100