Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Ducks Unlimited 2010

Jack Daniel's Barrel Proof Single Barrel

Jack Daniel's is an interesting case study. Just about everyone has a Jack & Coke (aka a "Lemmy") story. Jack Daniel's is the world's best selling whiskey brand. HOWEVER, many "experts", some of whom have been drinking whiskey _quite seriously_ for many weeks while _doing their research_ at Google University, have decided...

Score 88/100

Jack Daniel's Master Distiller Series No. 1

So Jack stood 5' 2". That's the biggest takeaway I got from the story behind this limited edition of the iconic, ubiquitous JD. There have been seven Master Distillers in the history of this Lynchburg distillery, and so seven special bottlings will each honour one of them. This is bottling No. 1, and so honours Jack Daniel himself. The colour...

Score 87/100

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

Jack Daniel's Original (No.7)

Jack Daniel may be the most famous American whisky brand, and its No.7 the most available American whisky in the world. But in the whisky world being this common always means it's for the mass market, almost everyone heard and drank Jonnie Walker before Compass Box, Glenlivet before Ardbeg. Most of these common and cheap whiskies tend to be easy...

Score 70/100