Jack Daniel's Distillery Series Toasted Pecan Wood Chips Finish

120 proof, but kind of hot when drank neat. Best over ice. Tasty Peanut butter note. Creamy and sweet.

Nose - Candied pecans. Maple sugar. Super earthy maple wood with saturated syrup. Palate - Super nutty but completed by a blast of sweet maple. Doesnt make it overly bitter at all with the pecan. Little but of leather. finish - Finish is long and warm. Sweet cinnamon pecans all the way down.

Not sweet like JD Honey but sweeter than most bourbons. This is a delicious whiskey

For those that love the cinnamon sugar, brown sugar, caramel flavors this one is a can’t miss. Really fantastic whiskey. Tried this next to Weller Full Proof barrel pick and I preferred the Jack.

*Tennessee only release* I picked up this #10 Tennessee Straight Whiskey Toasted Pecan Finish over the #8 Tennessee Straight Rye Toasted Maple Finish and the #9 Tennesse Straight Rye Toasted High Oak Finish simply because of the proof. I'm not sure why they chose to make the Pecan Finish 120 proof and the two Rye finishes at 101 proof, but at 41.99 for a 375ml, the higher proof is the better buy, and from what I've read, is also the better whiskey. I let the pour sit for about 10 minutes. Color & Texture || Dark, rich, orangy brown with thick legs on the glass. Nose || Upon the first whiff, I would have sworn I just poured some Calumet 16 that's been finished! Definitely does not nose like 120 proof. The most dominant note is the barrel char, woody oakiness. It smells like a well-aged whiskey. There's some maple which is common in Jack Daniels because of the Maple Charcoal Filtering. As it opened up, dark red fruits and burnt sugar became more prevalent. Without knowing what this was, I would have guessed that it was a finished whiskey that was double-oaked and spent a short time in a brandy barrel. I didn't get it early on, but this brandied cherry note underlying the oakiness was sublime. Surprisingly, I never distinctly smelled pecan or banana! Palate || That 120-proof fully coats the mouth and hits going down! Not overpowering, but there's definitely a "Tennessee" Hug. The brandied cherry did lightly translate to the palate, but the charred oak and what I am believing to be the toasted pecan takeover on the front. There's creamy vanilla icing and maybe a dash of cinnamon spice. On the backend, it starts to lean towards the "over-oaked" profile but doesn't quite go there. Still no banana. Finish || And coming off that backend this is where it lost some points for me. The toasted pecan finish is long and stays with you after the heat of the 120-proof fades, but there's a drying, nutty aftertaste that lingers. Similar to eating some plain walnuts that leave you longing for some hydration. It's not unpleasant, but it's also not something enjoyable. It's not off-putting enough to make me stop drinking it, but it does make you go back in for another sip to get rid of it. Final Thoughts || If it wasn't for the drying, nutty aftertaste, I think this would have scored a 4.25. However, everything else about this pour is great, so I'm giving it a 4.0. It's definitely something I would grab in the colder months and would avoid in the spring and summer. It drinks like something in the $80-120 range, and if this was a 750ml bottle, it would be $84. If you haven't had JD in a while, I recommend trying this one or one of their single-barrel, barrel-proof offerings.

Think Jack Daniel’s barrel proof blended with Old Forester 1910. Maple syrup and oak on the nose. Bit of cherry. Thick oily mouthfeel. Palate delivers what nose promises. Syrup, oak - bit of banana. Finish lingers with spice. Damn good!