Zachary-Robbins
Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Rye
Rye — Tennessee, USA
Reviewed
July 27, 2021 (edited July 2, 2022)
Barrel No. 21-00900; Rick L-23; Bottled 01-22-21
Pick by Bull City Bourbon Club; Named "Nanner Puddin"
Open 2 months
Nose - Banana pudding topped with vanilla wafers, brown sugar, cinnamon, Big League Chew, jammy fruits, and notable ethanol (or is that just rye and oak spice?).
Palate - Liquified vanilla wafer, banana Runt candy, medicinal cherry, baking spices, browned butter with added brown sugar and caramel, Honey Nut Cheerios, and a decent amount of oak tannins. Finish is medium-short with lingering artificial banana and vanilla, hints of sweet baking spices, and a back end of dry oak.
This is a pick from my local bourbon group. The nose is straight vanilla wafer, not sure I've had another whiskey with this strong of an artificial banana/vanilla flavor. It's the type of profile I love, but it's not nuanced or layered enough, likely due to proof. The palate is simpler, there isn't much depth of flavor outside of that banana/vanilla combination. It's really nice for what it is, but it disappoints when compared to the Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Proof whiskey and rye. Because Jack Daniel's already charges a premium ($50-60) for their 94 proof single barrels, I wish they would change that to bottled-in-bond single barrels to justify the expense. I think it would be a better product, and still be markedly different from their extremely high proof single barrel barrel proofs. As it stands, I won't buy a 94 proof single barrel again that's only $15 less than the barrel proof, unless it's a club pick of course.
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