Jack Daniel's Oregon's 150th Birthday

Jack Daniel's Tennessee Bicentennial Bottle

This one was, I believe, bottled in 1996 to celebrate the bicentennial of Tennessee. I bought it at auction, and came with a certificate showing this bottle to be registered to a Ken Hodgson from Morpeth, England (fairly close to the Scottish border). I presume he bought it at auction as well, as it was registered on June 27 2014, eight years...

Score 92/100

Jack Daniel's Single Barrel

This was bottled on March 3rd 2016, from Barrel No. 16-1620 from rick L-20. The colour is a deep coppery gold. On the nose there is a huge amount of caramel and vanilla, with malt, balsamic, liquorice all-sorts, red apple skins and mint. Maltier with water. Typical JD but with more oomph. On the palate there is tons of spice, a bit overwhelming....

Score 81/100

Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Silver Select

I had the regular Old No 7 from Jack Daniel’s before and now tried the big brother, the Single Barrel Silver Select. He has a lot in common with the Old No 7 (sweet corn, vanilla, coconut and oranges with a tiny bit of banana), but the higher ABV (50% instead of Old No 7’s 40% ABV) does give an extra kick. In fact, I took me by surprise. Ouch! On...

Score 75/100