Jack Daniel's 1954 Gold Medal Litre

Jack Daniel's Single Barrel 15-0333

This one comes from Barrel No. 15-0333, resting on Rick No. L-7. It was bottled on Jan 14, 2015. The colour is a dark reddish copper. On the nose, quite heavy molasses with mint, overripe banana and black liquorice. Candied pecans. Pralines. As usual, lots of vanilla but the caramel has been replaced by that thick molasses note. A bruiser of a...

Score 85/100

Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Strength 18-2744

I have a couple of JD SB Barrel Strength bottles, one bottled in 2018 and the other in 2019. Let's see how they stack up next to each other. Fun! The first one is Barrel No. 18-2744 from Rick No. L-17, bottled May 8 2018. The colour is a dark reddish amber. Big dark cherries on the nose, with the usual suspects you come across in a bottle of JD:...

Score 92/100

Jack Daniel's Single Barrel

I tasted this Tennessee whiskey back in July 2016. Never judge a book by its cover or a review by its pic: despite the big ice cubes, my tasting order is always the same: neat, water, sparkling, ice, seltzer. Intense dark amber hue with caramel shades. Aroma starts mainly fruity (it surprised me, was expecting charred and caramely): pineapple,...

Score 85/100

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