Jack Daniel's Distillery Series Selection #016 Oloroso Table Syrup Barrel Finish Distillery Exclusive Tennessee Rye Whiskey (2025) 37.5cl

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Thanks to a focus on bold spice and underlying sweetness, Jack Daniel's Distillery Series Selection #16 Tennessee Rye Whiskey Finished in Table Syrup Barrels displays the distillery's fun and whimsical side.

The Jack Daniel’s Distillery Series is used as a form of experimentation for the distillery. Each release is a one-off limited edition that ranges from varying barrel finishes to mashbill to the whiskey type used. For Distillery Series Selection #16, the company took their rye whiskey and finished it in used Jack Daniel’s barrels that were used for maturing a southern-style table syrup.

The whiskey kicks off with a creamy milk chocolate scent that layers on top of more traditional notes, along with a pleasing whiff of breakfast syrup. Spice explodes at the middle part of the sip, with loads of spice notes pushing against oak and tobacco leaf. Maple cake and a thin syrup try to add in a sweet balance; however, spice is the star of the show and carries over to kick off the finish. Rye spice and ancho pepper spice push forward and combine with dry oak and light leather, while light sweet flavours try to push forward. Ending on a lingering dry spice note, the sip stands out for its whimsical, fun nature.

TASTING NOTES

Nose: Creamy milk chocolate | Tobacco | Rye grain | Breakfast syrup | Oak | Maple candy

Palate: Rye spice | Green peppercorn spice | Oak | Ancho pepper spice | Thin syrup | Maple cake | Tobacco leaf | Spice-centric

Finish: Rye spice | Ancho pepper spice | Light milk chocolate | Dry oak | Leather | Faint syrup | Lingering dry spice

About Jack Daniel's

Jack Daniel's is the best-selling American whiskey in the world. Despite that fact it can legally be categorised as a straight bourbon, it has always shunned this title, preferring to market itself as a Tennessee Whiskey. These are similar to straight bourbons but have the additional requirement of having been filtered through maple wood charcoal, a practice known as the Lincoln County Process. History has not always given the distillery an easy ride though. Tennessee was an early adopter of Prohibition in 1910, and one of the last to repeal it in 1938 (five years later than the repeal at Federal level). Even today the distillery is still located in a "dry" county, meaning none of its products are sold in its hometown or those around it. The distillery was then only operational for four years before being forced to close again during the second world war. Ten years later it was purchased by the Brown-Forman corporation and its fortunes turned for good. Its classic black-labelled Old No.7 brand (named after the distillery’s original DSP number) is now a globally recognised product.

55.7% ABV

37.5cl