Jack Daniel's Red Dog Saloon

Wow this was a nice surprise! I consider myself a Jack Daniel's normal fan, but this one was really good, so good i am actually giving it a 90 over 100. Red Dog Saloon was one of two special bars that Jack Daniel's opened back in the day, which had a fair share of legal problems, and was situated in Lynchburg, near the distillery. Bottled at 43%, tawnt color. On the nose, very nice. Nice aroma of Red fruits. Thick Caramel, Chocolate powder. Even if it smells a little like most Jack Daniel's, it is sweeter, truly different. I must to have something wrong with my nose since i got cherry notes. Much more sugary, thick maple syrup. After first sip, pepper comes along. Very sweet, sugary. Vanilla and coffee. Lots of thick caramel. On the palate it is awesome, really good. Orange caramel, So sugary. Sugar with milk; Very sweet. Orange candy; Coffee with milk. Aftertaste has a nice smoky, peppery finish. Dry, woody aftertaste. One of best Jack Daniel's ever. Second sip gave me prunes and spice. Tobacco smoke. Coal smoke, barbecue smoke. Pretty good stuff. Overall, this is your typical Jack Daniel's but on steroids. Way sweeter than the acid/bitter old No.7. Very rewarding and not expensive at all. My score is 90 over 100 and it is well deserved.

Thank you Casey! This is on par with great JD SiB select picks for sure.

Palate is sweeter than the black label with fruity notes and a nice touch of heat on the tongue. Won this bottle in a blind tasting. Came in 2nd out of eleven different TN bottled whiskeys.

2019

86pf, slight bump from standard JD. I was hoping this would bolster the flavors with more power and depth as reg 80pf tastes watered down.Poured neat, has good sticky legs. Nose is similar to #7 with banana and oily char. This has more oak and heat though. Light oil mouthfeel brings char, banana taffy, marshmallow peeps with oak and nice heat. Added proof has enhanced flavor a bit and brought some heated barrel char. Finishes with smokey char, oak and fading banana sweetness. Overall I would say its a slight improvement over standard Jack but not worth the extra $$(reg Jack is always on sale ) as a limited release it wont be readily available anyway....... Dickel 12 is still much better.