Jack Daniel's 10 Year (Batch 1)

Nose is very sweet with maple, cocoa, banana, cola, lime, walnuts, and oak. A little more ethanol than you would expect for a sub 100 proof. Palate matches the nose pretty well with more maple, caramel, light banana, vanilla, cola, and lime/citrus. Oak is present in the palate which shows the 10 year age in a positive way. Finish is rye spice, saddle leather, and oak tannins, fading to a nice flan like character. I do love a finish that morphs, however it is ridiculously short and bone dry. Mouthfeel is prickly. While the above may not sound like a home run, the whole is greater than the sum of it’s parts and it comes together nicely with a decent level of uniqueness. I grossly over paid for this at $99.99 so I can’t judge it on that. Is it worth the retail of $70? Probably not. Don’t get me wrong this is actually a fine whiskey, but more of a $40-50 bottle for me and thus, not a rebuy.

Banana bread and vanilla on the nose. Lots of spice, fruit, and slight vanilla on the palate. Great pour for sure.

People can throw the Barrel Proof is better but it’s hot. JD 10 has about as much upfront taste and ending as you can get for the proof.

Peanut bomb

Post-covid. Taste is a little dull right now Nose: sweet, cinnamon, vanilla I think Palate: full and rich, lots of caramel, drinks at like 20 proof 😳 seriously. Very well done I think Finish: short and bubblegum Overall: very good and I se the hype