Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Proof Tennessee Whiskey

The nose is pure caramel, vanilla and molasses!!! The taste Spicy. It definitely has a bite, not crazy but a bite to it!! I gave it a splash of water and it opened up beautifully!!! It gave a more nutty char taste with a vanilla and a smaller bite!! Not bad.

I finally found a good deal for this exclusive bottle back on Black Friday here in Virginia. Using the 20% discount I landed this one for just over $50 for a 750ml bottle. The specifics on this bottle: Barrel # 16-7891, Rick # R-10 and bottled on 12-7-16. It’s a luscious dark amber with an orange-ish hue and makes a big, oily slick in the highball glass. The nose is typical bourbon: vanilla, caramel and peppery oak. The palate is heavy on the charred oak with a nice, balanced vanilla sweetness that fades into a drier than expected finish. It’s a long, caramel corn finish that goes on for quite a while. It’s easily the best Jack Daniel’s I’ve had at this point. It’s hard to justify the normal $65 price tag, but if you can find a deal on it I thinks it’s worth it. Sure, there are better bourbons- for less money, but if you enjoy the JD profile but need a bit more of a kick- then this is it. I dig it. 3.75 stars. Cheers.