Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Proof Tennessee Whiskey

Dangerous stuff. Sweet and inviting nose and a deep sweetness on the palate that’s not overpowering. There’s a little spice and oak as well, but the heart of this is hedonistic sugar. Drinks almost too easy for 130 proof.

I've been sitting on this for a few weeks before I reviewed it. A lot of fine quality reviews are based on neck pours, and lord knows I have several myself, but I've been moving away from that practice as I see how a bottle opens up and reveals itself over time. It's a bit like dating, where the first date may be nice and have a WOW factor, but you haven't really gotten to know that person yet. Now that this has been open and had some time and air (which I highly recommend for this bottle), I feel that I know it better. Chunky Monkey. This whiskey tastes like Chunky Monkey. For the uninitiated, Chunky Monkey is a flavor of ice cream from the American producers Ben & Jerry's. It has banana ice cream with walnut and fudge chunks in it. It is my most favorite flavor of anything they produce, and this whisky is a magnificent liquid version of it. The nose does a marvelous job at masking the high alcohol content, which flits between 64 and 66 percent ABV depending on your bottle. I get the Jack Daniels banana that I hated in college but adore now, along with sweet oak, dusty lumber, cacao nibs, toffee, and pecans. Damn good. The taste is a slow buildup. The proof is present, but it doesn't obliterate the other flavors. Enhances them, really. Because the proof is so high, it pulsates on your palate for quite some time, driving those flavors from the nose further into your taste buds. The first sip is a bit intense, but it mellows over time, as the alcohol delivers a gentle numbing. Like the dentist, but in a good way. As with any high proof dram, the finish lingers for a long time. Forget Stagg Jr. If you can find it regularly, good on you and buy away, but this is $50 and on the shelf everywhere in Texas. It packs the same proof and the same flavor of Stagg Jr., but without all the bullshit allocation nonsense. There's no shortage of Jack Daniels. This is JD for grownups. Whatever you thought it was, this isn't. This is a whole lot better. Cheers!

Bottle down. In my limited experience with whiskey this is the best I’ve had!

I was not a fan of Old No. 7. However, everyone kept telling me to give the upper tier bottles a chance. I had the opportunity today with a smoke from a good whiskey buddy This has a nice rich golden color with great legs. The mouthfeel is rich and oily On the nose I get Oak and a buttery sweetness. It's not quite a caramel or toffee but along those lines.. The palate is sweet caramelized sugars. You get a hint of that classic JD banana flavor. The finish is where the banana flavor shines. The finish is long and complex. I really like this over basic JD. So if like me, Old No.7 isn't your thing, give this a shot. P.S. The high alcohol has my lips numb. 😂