Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Ducks Unlimited

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

I don't particularly like No.7 nor do I enjoy Gentleman Jack. I've tried both but wouldn't buy a bottle. So I wasn't expecting a drastic improvement from GJ/No.7 to SB but I was wrong. Nose: So unlike the standard Jacks. Nutmeg, allspice, barrel char, cinnamon wood, anise. It has a sweet side that also wafts up from the Glencairn which consists...

Score 85/100

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 Single Barrel

This single barrel is 19-04135, from rick R-16 and was bottled on June 18 2019. The colour is a dark amber. On the nose we have massive layers of oak, featuring dark chocolate, nougat and cinnamon, as well as usual suspects in JD (black liquorice, malt and pepper). Wisps of wood smoke. Terrific nose, though water only seems to lessen the...

Score 90/100