Tastes

The nose is loaded in oak and peppery notes mixed with the sweetness of vanilla and butterscotch. The palate is sweeter and loses most of the oakiness. Vanilla, honey, fig, and apricot infiltrate the roof of the mouth and coat the tongue. Disappointingly, the finish is rather fleeting with nothing really hanging around to trigger a salivating event and the want for the next sip. If you like your whiskey experience to be short and sweet, than this is the bottle for you, but if you enjoy a lasting complex finish than seek other options. At $80, this is a one and done as there are so many more better whiskeys at this price point to invest in. Overall: Nose - 3/5 Taste: 3/5 Overall: 3/5 Repurchase: No Type: Friday Night Pour

The nose is rich in vanilla, butterscotch, green apple, and citrus (mainly white grapefruit and tangerine). The palate is rich in vanilla, honey, brown sugar, an oak spices. Bartlett pear, unripe mango, and black pepper also appear upon further sipping. The finish is fairly long and complex. This is a complex whiskey for $42 and at 101 proof can be drunk neat or as a mixer. This makes a fantastic Old Fashioned and Bourbon Margarita. Overall: Nose 4/5 Taste 4/5 Overall 4/5 Repurchase: Yes Type: Daily Drinker/Mixer

The nose is a mixture of sugar and spice.....caramel, vanilla, brown sugar and green apple make up the sweet with also a small amount of grapefruit. The spice is a small amount of oak and rye with black pepper and a gentle amount of cinnamon. Very pleasant. On the palate the spices fill the throat with a gentle amount of burn while brown sugar, caramel, and vanilla come forward and coat the roof of the mouth. Green apple and cherry also come forth. The finish is not very long but what remains in the mouth is pleasant. Being the base product from Buffalo Trace with a product this solid makes the hunt for their other higher end products very worthwhile. Overall: Nose - 4/5 Taste - 3.75/5 Overall 3.75/5 Repurchase: Yes Type: Daily Drinker

This is extremely difficult to obtain here and it took 3 years of trying to obtain my only bottle to date. It was a bottle that I truly hoped the hype would not disappoint. Thank goodness it did not, and I can only say that it even exceeded my expectations. The proof on this offering is a whopping 137.0 so you would immediately think it would blow your sinuses apart. The nose is sweet and rich, full of brown sugar, caramel, vanilla, grape, cherry, and some spicey oak and pepper. The flavor is intense and loaded in sugars. There is of course a good amount of heat as it is a very high proof but it does not drink as hot as it is and goes down fairly easy. The finish is very long lasting and delivers an intense amount of flavor to the end. Vanilla, caramel, brown sugar, strawberry, and black cherry are all present. A note of chocolate covered raisins also is present. As a bottle that appears once every 3 or so years here, it is worth the chase to obtain and worth the money. In my collection of whiskeys, this one sits at the very top and very nearly scores a perfect score. Nose: 4.75/5 Taste: 4.75/5 Overall: 4.75/5 Repurchase: Yes Type: Special Occasion

Nose: Vanilla, caramel, burnt sugar, masticated bananas, and a mild amount of pear mixed with a wild amount of spice resulting from the high proof of this whiskey. Considering the proof, this does drink hot but is full of flavor. Caramel, honey, brown sugar, vanilla, and some bananas coat the roof of the mouth with sweetness with just the lightest amount of spice. This is a beautiful offering from Jack Daniels and well worth the money. Worthy of the chase as it is not available in my region. Nose: 4/5 Taste: 4.5/5 Overall 4.25/5 Repurchase: Yes Type: Special Occasion

On the nose this offering is a lot of citrus, cream soda, vanilla, and mint. The palate is not reflective of the nose and drinks on the spicey side. The spices are not overpowering but do coat the back of the throat with some burnt caramel and toffee notes coating the roof of the mouth. The citrus and cream soda notes are no where to be found. The finish is of medium length and not at all unpleasant. It would not rank as a great rye but does make for an easy sipper and an excellent option for an Old Fashioned or other rye cocktail. Too many better ryes for far less money to consider repurchasing. Nose: 3.75/5 Taste: 3/5 Overall: 3.25/5 Repurchase: No Type: Mixer/Daily Sipper